Emin
Emin is a Bosnian and Turkish masculine given name.
- Turkish
- Azerbaijani
- Bosnian
Meaning & Origin of Emin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Emin is a Bosnian and Turkish masculine given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
- Azerbaijani
- Bosnian
The Story of Emin
American parents first put Emin on the record books as a baby boy name in 1984, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 37 Emins were born — ranking #3,143 that year. About 38% of every Emin on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Emin ranks #4,002 for baby boys with 27 births, gradually falling (-13%). All told, over 631 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Emin
Emin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 631 births in the dataset. Emin's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #3,143. Use the chart and map above to compare Emin'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.