unisex name

Emo

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 3
  • Births on record 32

Emo is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 38% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1926 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.

  • Peaked in 1924, when 7 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1917.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Emo over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1920s. The striped bar is the 1920s, still in progress — it covers 1920 to 1926, not a full ten years.

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Births named Emo by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 10
1920s (to 1926) 17

How popular is Emo?

In 1926, Emo 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 Emo is used

France #1,030 5 in 1928
United States #5,517 5 in 1926

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 Emo

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

Parents who like Emo also like

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

Sibling names for Emo

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

Common questions about Emo

How popular is the name Emo?

In 1926, Emo 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 Emo a girl's or a boy's name?

Emo is used for both girls and boys. About 38% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Emo?

Emo has 2 syllables.

When was Emo most popular?

Emo peaked in 1924, when 7 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.