Emjay
The Story of Emjay
As a girl name
Emjay first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2005, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2020: 14 births, good for #7,556 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Emjays. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 90 Emjays have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Emjay as a boy name dates back to 2007, when 5 babies received it. 2013 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Emjay — #9,654 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 63% of all recorded Emjays. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 54 Emjays have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Emjay
Emjay is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 90 births in the dataset. Emjay's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #7,556. Use the chart and map above to compare Emjay'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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