How Many People Are Named Emeka?
An estimated 476 people in the United States have the first name Emeka. It is predominantly male (96.5%). The average bearer is 27 years old, and Emeka peaked in popularity in 1978 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emeka as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Emeka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
476
About 1 in 720,072 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
96.5% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1978
20 births
Total Registered
489
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emeka
Emeka is predominantly male (96.5%), though 17 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Emeka as a male name
Ranked #8,494 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (16 births)
Emeka as a female name
Ranked #8,864 in 1978
6 female births in 1978
Peak: 1974 (6 births)
Emeka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emeka span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 113 babies were registered. While Emeka is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Emeka by Decade
How has Emeka tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Emeka by State
Emeka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emeka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Emeka
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Emeka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emeka?
We estimate approximately 476 people named Emeka are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 720,072 Americans share this first name.
Is Emeka a common name?
Emeka is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 489 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emeka most popular?
Emeka reached peak popularity in 1978, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emeka is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emeka a male name?
Emeka is predominantly male. 96.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emeka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emeka Smith, Emeka Johnson, Emeka Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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