Emali
Emali is a town located along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway in Kenya straddling the Makueni County and Kajiado County boundaries. It is a popular resting place for truck drivers ferrying goods from the Mombasa port to inland destinations such as Nairobi, Kampala, Kigali and even the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is known as "the town that never sleeps" due to its vibrant night life.
Meaning & Origin of Emali
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Emali is a town located along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway in Kenya straddling the Makueni County and Kajiado County boundaries. It is a popular resting place for truck drivers ferrying goods from the Mombasa port to inland destinations such as Nairobi, Kampala, Kigali and even the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is known as "the town that never sleeps" due to its vibrant night life.
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The Story of Emali
The earliest SSA record of Emali as a baby girl name dates back to 1991, when 5 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Emali — #8,716 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 62% of all recorded Emalis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2012 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 98 Emalis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Emali
Emali is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 98 births in the dataset. Emali's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #8,716. Use the chart and map above to compare Emali's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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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