girl's name

Emerita

  • Origin Latvian
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 161

Ireland

#818

2015 births

Emerita is a girl's name. In 2009 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Emerita is a name of Latvian origin.
  • Peaked in 1982, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1919.

Emerita over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2000s.

27
'10 '30 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Emerita by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 6
1930s 13
1950s 19
1960s 11
1970s 19
1980s 21
1990s 26
2000s 27

How popular is Emerita?

In 2009, Emerita was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Emerita is used

Ireland #818 4 in 2015
France #1,962 5 in 1969
England & Wales #4,473 5 in 2015
United States #18,403 5 in 2009

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Emerita

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Emerita also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Emerita over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Emerita

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Emerita — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Emerita

How popular is the name Emerita?

In 2009, Emerita was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Emerita a girl's or a boy's name?

Emerita is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Emerita most popular?

Emerita peaked in 1982, when 11 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.