Emese
Emese was the daughter of Duke Eunedubelianus of Dentumoger, the consort of the noblest Scythian prince Ügyek, and the mother of High Prince Álmos in Hungarian historical mythology; thus, she was the ancestress of the Hungarian royal house of Árpád, the dynasty which founded the Hungarian Kingdom.
Meaning & Origin of Emese
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Emese was the daughter of Duke Eunedubelianus of Dentumoger, the consort of the noblest Scythian prince Ügyek, and the mother of High Prince Álmos in Hungarian historical mythology; thus, she was the ancestress of the Hungarian royal house of Árpád, the dynasty which founded the Hungarian Kingdom.
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The Story of Emese
American parents first put Emese on the record books as a baby girl name in 1964, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 6 Emeses were born — ranking #15,152 that year. About 30% of every Emese on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Emese last appeared in the published SSA data in 2016, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 37 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Emese
Emese is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 37 births in the dataset. Emese's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #15,152. Use the chart and map above to compare Emese'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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