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Emani

93% girls · 174 born in 2025

Emani has been given to about 6,783 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 6,735
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Emani per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2019 · 289
  • Born in 2025174
  • All time6,783
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Emani?

Its best year was 2019, when 289 babies were given the name, ranking 956th. The typical living American called Emani is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in Louisiana, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Emani

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Imani0.80
  2. Amani0.80
  3. Melani0.75
  4. Jelani0.75
  5. Armani0.70
  6. Kymani0.70
  7. Kehlani0.68
  8. Stefani0.68

Middle names for Emani

Ranked by flow score
  1. Emani Rose0.89
  2. Emani Marie0.89
  3. Emani Grace0.89
  4. Emani Jane0.89
  5. Emani Louise0.89
  6. Emani June0.88

Sibling names for Emani

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bridgerbrother · 0.98
  2. Mustafabrother · 0.97
  3. Blazebrother · 0.97
  4. Azariasister · 0.97
  5. Samirasister · 0.97
  6. Noorsister · 0.97

Where Emani is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Louisiana0.02%
  2. South Carolina0.02%
  3. Georgia0.01%
  4. Missouri0.01%
  5. North Carolina0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Emani Reyes0.84
  2. Emani Nguyen0.84
  3. Emani Moore0.84
  4. Emani Lee0.84
  5. Emani Hall0.84
  6. Emani Green0.84

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Emani

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Emani across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.