How Many People Are Named Emir?
An estimated 5,022 people in the United States have the first name Emir. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Emir peaked in popularity in 2024 with 530 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emir 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 Emir paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Emir is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
5,022
About 1 in 68,251 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2024
530 births
Total Registered
5,071
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emir
Emir is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,071 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Emir as a male name
Ranked #557 in 2024
530 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (530 births)
Emir as a female name
Ranked #15,889 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 2023 (5 births)
Emir: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emir span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 2,269 babies were registered. Emir remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Emir by Decade
How has Emir 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.
Emir by State
Birth registrations for Emir span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Kentucky, Iowa, Oklahoma. On average, about 110 Emirs were registered per state.
Emir + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emir as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Emir
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Emir: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emir?
We estimate approximately 5,022 people named Emir 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 68,251 Americans share this first name.
Is Emir a common name?
Emir is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,071 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emir most popular?
Emir reached peak popularity in 2024, when 530 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emir is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emir a male name?
Emir is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emir Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emir Smith, Emir Johnson, Emir 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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