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Unisex name

Emjay

64% girls, 36% boys · 5 born in 2025

Emjay has been given to about 149 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 148
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Emjay per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 15
  • Born in 20255
  • All time149

How popular is Emjay?

Its best year was 2014, when 15 babies were given the name, ranking 11273rd. The typical living American called Emjay is about 8 years old today.

Names that sound like Emjay

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jay0.62
  2. May0.62
  3. Emma0.60
  4. Ajay0.62
  5. Ema0.60
  6. Emily0.56
  7. Edgar0.56
  8. Emery0.56

Middle names for Emjay

Ranked by flow score
  1. Emjay Josephine0.78
  2. Emjay Anne0.78
  3. Emjay Rose0.77
  4. Emjay Louise0.77
  5. Emjay June0.76
  6. Emjay Pearl0.76

Sibling names for Emjay

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Westynbrother · 0.81
  2. Kaisenbrother · 0.81
  3. Laylanisister · 0.81
  4. Matheobrother · 0.81
  5. Neriahsister · 0.80
  6. Seraphinasister · 0.80

Where Emjay is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Emjay Anderson0.74
    2. Emjay White0.72
    3. Emjay Reyes0.72
    4. Emjay Nguyen0.72
    5. Emjay Moore0.72
    6. Emjay Lee0.72

    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 Emjay

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

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