Emaan
Emaan is a 2011 Afghan action romance drama film directed and co-produced by Haris Yosufi and starring Rasool Emaan, Tamana Amini and Ghafar Qutbyar. After much wait and public demand, the film was finally screened at Reading Cinemas in Australia. This is the first time an Afghan Film to be screened at a Cinema.
Meaning & Origin of Emaan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Emaan is a 2011 Afghan action romance drama film directed and co-produced by Haris Yosufi and starring Rasool Emaan, Tamana Amini and Ghafar Qutbyar. After much wait and public demand, the film was finally screened at Reading Cinemas in Australia. This is the first time an Afghan Film to be screened at a Cinema.
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The Story of Emaan
As a girl name
Emaan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1993, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 76 Emaans were born — ranking #2,407 that year. As of 2026, Emaan ranks #2,381 for girls with 76 births, rising sharply (+26% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Emaans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Emaan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2000, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 19 Emaans were born — ranking #5,047 that year. As of 2026, Emaan ranks #5,235 for boys with 18 births, rising sharply (+63% over the past five years). In total, more than 161 Emaans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Emaan
Emaan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Emaan's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #2,381. Use the chart and map above to compare Emaan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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