Emiya
Emiya is a surname, and may refer to one of the following fictional characters:Shirō Emiya from Fate/stay night Archer from Fate/stay Night Kiritsugu Emiya from Fate/Zero
Meaning & Origin of Emiya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Emiya is a surname, and may refer to one of the following fictional characters:Shirō Emiya from Fate/stay night Archer from Fate/stay Night Kiritsugu Emiya from Fate/Zero
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The Story of Emiya
The earliest SSA record of Emiya as a baby girl name dates back to 1998, when 5 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 24 newborns named Emiya — #5,601 in the national rankings. About 46% of every Emiya on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Emiya ranks #9,756 for baby girls with 6 births, falling sharply (-51%). All told, over 391 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Emiya
Emiya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 391 births in the dataset. Emiya's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #5,485. Use the chart and map above to compare Emiya'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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