Is Emani a boy or girl name?
Emani is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 174 girls and 24 boys were named Emani, so 87.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 93.3% of the 6,607 US babies named Emani were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,336
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,316
- Babies named Emani since 1990
- 6,607
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 289 babies
Boys and girls named Emani, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24 | #4,336 | 174 | #1,316 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,496 | 212 | #1,147 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,085 | 248 | #1,030 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,400 | 237 | #1,064 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,314 | 259 | #984 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,525 | 276 | #955 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,982 | 164 | #1,371 |
| 2017 | 8 | #9,088 | 169 | #1,365 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,457 | 191 | #1,273 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,242 | 212 | #1,189 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,189 | 250 | #1,038 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,742 | 235 | #1,057 |
| 2012 | 14 | #6,090 | 223 | #1,115 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,871 | 181 | #1,305 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,099 | 209 | #1,161 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,634 | 175 | #1,360 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,772 | 231 | #1,117 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,393 | 218 | #1,166 |
| 2006 | 9 | #8,199 | 212 | #1,153 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,769 | 182 | #1,246 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,366 | 171 | #1,262 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,109 | 203 | #1,086 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,210 | 186 | #1,122 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,464 | 192 | #1,103 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,860 | 183 | #1,117 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,414 | 201 | #1,018 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,580 | 187 | #1,052 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,112 | 186 | #1,031 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,974 | 125 | #1,351 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,239 | 92 | #1,615 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,202 | 97 | #1,574 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,011 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,123 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,717 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,694 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Emani reached #4,112 in 1997. As a girl name, it reached #955 in 2019. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Emani
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.