Is Emir a boy or girl name?
Emir is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 530 boys were named Emir, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 5,071 US babies named Emir were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #557
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Emir since 1970
- 5,071
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 530 babies
Boys and girls named Emir, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 530 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 492 | #582 | 5 | #15,889 |
| 2022 | 449 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 383 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 410 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 237 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 198 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 200 | #1,011 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 117 | #1,473 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 147 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 152 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 153 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 155 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 132 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 104 | #1,545 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 122 | #1,396 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 123 | #1,381 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 181 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 116 | #1,382 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 83 | #1,640 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 65 | #1,892 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 54 | #2,083 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 53 | #2,052 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 36 | #2,636 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 46 | #2,180 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 31 | #2,747 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,121 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 31 | #2,564 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,324 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,467 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,976 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,287 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,653 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,871 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,510 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,425 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,965 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,347 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,708 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 10 | #4,009 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,554 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,870 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,718 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,105 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,004 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,690 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,337 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,000 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,945 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,198 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,148 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,930 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Emir reached #557 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #15,889 in 2023. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Emir
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.