How Many People Are Named Emeka?
people named Emeka are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 707,629 people in the US has this name
Based on 498 babies named Emeka in Social Security records from 1974 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
20 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "great deeds" in Igbo. It also functions as a short form of CHUKWUEMEKA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Emeka, 3.3% were girls and 96.7% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Emeka alive today is about 25 years old, and 60% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 37 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Emeka first appears in the records in 1974 and was given most often in 1978, to 20 babies. In 2025, 9 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1974 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Emeka has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,959, in 1983. In 2025 it ranked #8,443.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,443 |
| Best rank | #2,959 (1983) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,504 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Emeka alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Emeka were born in California than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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