Emperor has been given to about 111 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.
Its best year was 2021, when 15 babies were given the name, ranking 5856th. The typical living American called Emperor is about 7 years old today.
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.