Emira
Girl name · #3874 in 2025 · Uniqueness 60/100
Emira is currently the #3874 girl name in the United States — 38 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #8931, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 47,368 girls born in 2025 was named Emira.
The 29-year story
Emira first appears in the Social Security records in 1996, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 73 babies and a rank of #2462. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Emira per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Emira in class?
Emira scores 60 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Emira is most common
State-level data for Emira is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Emira
Statistically, parents drawn to Emira tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Elira, Alira, Aaira, Avira, and Eira.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Emira | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #3832 |
| 2024 | 73 | #2462 |
| 2023 | 48 | #3329 |
| 2022 | 35 | #4108 |
| 2021 | 28 | #4719 |
| 2020 | 25 | #5003 |
| 2019 | 29 | #4653 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5454 |
| 2017 | 17 | #6808 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11781 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8931 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11931 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9036 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12199 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16764 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13448 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11459 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12579 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17636 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7142 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13010 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12761 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10425 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13595 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15352 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Emira a popular girl name?
Emira ranked #3874 among girls in 2025 with 38 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8931.
When was the name Emira most popular?
Emira peaked in 2024, when 73 American girls received the name (ranked #2462 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Emira?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 47,368 newborn American girls was named Emira. It scores 60/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.