Eman
Eman is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Eman
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eman is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Eman
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Eman as a girl name dates back to 1972, when 6 babies received it. 2001 was its biggest year on record, with 79 newborns named Eman — #2,096 in the national rankings. About 28% of every Eman on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Eman ranks #2,691 for girls with 64 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Eman on the record books as a boy name in 1977, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 30 Emans were born — ranking #3,722 that year. About 40% of every Eman on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Eman ranks #3,722 for boys with 30 births, rising sharply (+72% over the past five years). All told, over 369 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Eman
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Eman. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Eman
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About the name Eman
Eman is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Eman's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #2,096. Use the chart and map above to compare Eman'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.