How Many People Are Named Emi?
An estimated 3,909 people in the United States have the first name Emi. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Emi peaked in popularity in 2024 with 259 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emi 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 Emi paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Emi is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,909
About 1 in 87,683 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2024
259 births
Total Registered
4,055
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emi
Emi is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,055 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Emi as a female name
Ranked #994 in 2024
259 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (259 births)
Emi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emi span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,522 babies were registered. While Emi is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Emi by Decade
How has Emi 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.
Emi by State
Birth registrations for Emi span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Ohio, Missouri, Michigan. On average, about 101 Emis were registered per state.
Emi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Emi
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Emi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emi?
We estimate approximately 3,909 people named Emi 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 87,683 Americans share this first name.
Is Emi a common name?
Emi is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,055 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emi most popular?
Emi reached peak popularity in 2024, when 259 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emi is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emi a female name?
Emi is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emi Smith, Emi Johnson, Emi 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me