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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Emmer

Emmer was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 441st; the most babies were born in 1926 (69). More babies were named Emmer in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192669 babies
Total since 1880
2,166babies recorded

Emmer popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 11 since 1926.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#5,9046
1950#2,94713
1940#1,38230
1930#1,67523
1920#1,03352
1910#72834
1900#73225
1890#67316
1880#52711

How popular is Emmer, counting every spelling?

Emmer has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Emmer?

About 300 people born in the US named Emmer are alive today, with a median age of 81; half are between 75 and 87. That makes Emmer a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Emmer by state

How common Emmer was among girls born in each state in 1924–1928, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (10.1×), Arkansas (5.8×), Alabama (2.9×), Texas (1.5×). In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.30 per 1,000 babiesAR0.30Tennessee: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTN0.04North Carolina: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesNC0.08South Carolina: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesSC0.17District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesLA0.11Mississippi: 0.52 per 1,000 babiesMS0.52Alabama: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesAL0.15Georgia: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesGA0.09Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesTX0.08Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Emmer, girls, 1924–1928. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Emmer: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Emmer, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Emmer

How popular is the name Emmer?

Emmer was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 441st; the most babies were born in 1926 (69). More babies were named Emmer in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Emmer a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,155 girls and 11 boys.

Where was Emmer most popular?

In 1924–1928, Emmer was most common in Mississippi (0.52 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arkansas and South Carolina.