Emir Boy
How popular is Emir?
#551 boy name in 2025
546 baby boys were named Emir in the US in 2025, making it the 551st most popular boy name.
Emir popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #551 for boys (▲ 7 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 546 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+271% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,239 in 2015, #650 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (546 boys) |
| Highest rank | #551 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1970 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Emir counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Emir family of names ranked #514 for boys in 2025 (#524 the year before), with 571 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Emir | 546 | 96% |
| Emyr | 20 | 4% |
| Emar | 5 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Emir is most popular
Babies named Emir per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Maryland: 0.5 per 1,000 (59 boys)
- New York: 0.5 per 1,000 (209 boys)
- Illinois: 0.4 per 1,000 (113 boys)
- Georgia: 0.4 per 1,000 (110 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.4 per 1,000 (87 boys)
Emir by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54 | #3,262 |
| 1980s | 70 | #3,649 |
| 1990s | 204 | #2,542 |
| 2000s | 879 | #1,038 |
| 2010s | 1,595 | #922 |
| 2020s | 2,813 | #551 |
Boy names about as popular as Emir
Questions
- Is Emir a boy or girl name?
- Emir is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Emir were boys.
- How popular is the name Emir?
- 546 baby boys were named Emir in the US in 2025, making it the 551st most popular boy name.
- When was Emir most popular?
- Emir peaked in 2025, when 546 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #551 in 2025.
- How many people are named Emir?
- 5,620 babies have been named Emir in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,575 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Emir most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Emir was most common in Maryland, at 0.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.