Emarion
A masculine name derived from the French word "émeraude" meaning emerald.
Name Census estimates that about 482 living Americans carry the first name Emarion. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Emarion today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Emarion births was 2005 (44 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Emarion. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
482
~ 1 in 711,109 Americans
Peak year
2005
44 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,929
Tracked since 2002
Census
Emarion in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 322 people with the first name Emarion, which placed it at #28,067 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#28,067
National first-name rank
People counted
322
322 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
92.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Emarion
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Emarion is Black at 92.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (3.4%) and Hispanic (2.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Emarion described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Emarion at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American92.2% · 297
- Two or more races3.4% · 11
- Hispanic or Latino2.8% · 9
- White1.2% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1
Popularity
Emarion: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Emarion from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 242 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Emarion by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Emarion during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Emarions live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Illinois, Georgia, Florida recorded the most babies named Emarion, while Mississippi, Florida, Georgia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 11 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Emarion
The name Emarion has its roots in the ancient Etruscan civilization, which flourished in what is now modern-day Italy between the 8th and 3rd centuries BC. It is believed to be derived from the Etruscan word "emar," meaning "leader" or "ruler," combined with the suffix "-ion," which was a common way of forming personal names in that culture.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Emarion can be found in an Etruscan funerary inscription from the 5th century BC, which mentions an individual by that name. This suggests that the name was in use among the Etruscan nobility or ruling class during that time period.
In the centuries that followed, the name Emarion seems to have fallen out of widespread use, but it did make occasional appearances in various historical records and texts. For example, there is a reference to an Emarion who was a renowned scholar and philosopher in the 2nd century AD, though little is known about his life or works.
During the Middle Ages, the name Emarion resurfaced in some parts of Europe, particularly in areas with strong ties to the Roman and Etruscan cultures. One notable figure from this time was Emarion of Verona, a 12th-century monk and chronicler who wrote extensively about the history of his city.
In the Renaissance period, the name Emarion gained some popularity among humanist scholars and intellectuals who were fascinated by the rediscovery of classical antiquity. One such individual was Emarion Filelfo (1398-1481), an Italian Renaissance humanist and philosopher who served as a tutor to several prominent noble families.
Another historically significant figure with the name Emarion was Emarion de Montfort (1532-1592), a French nobleman and military commander who played a key role in the Wars of Religion in France during the 16th century.
As the centuries passed, the name Emarion remained relatively uncommon, but it continued to appear sporadically in various historical contexts. For example, there was an Emarion Piscatori (1718-1799), an Italian painter and art theorist who was active in the Baroque and Neoclassical periods.
People
Emarion + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Emarion as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Emarion: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emarion?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 482 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Emarion going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 711,109 US residents.
Is Emarion a common name?
We classify Emarion as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 487 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Emarion most popular?
The single biggest year for Emarion was 2005, when 44 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Emarion is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Emarion in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 322 people with the name Emarion, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #28,067 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Emarion in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Emarion?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Emarion leans strongly male. 318 people counted with this name were male (98.5%), compared with 5 female bearers (1.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Emarion?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Emarion is Black at 92.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (3.4%) and Hispanic (2.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Emarion most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Emarion in the 2020 Census, accounting for 92.2% (297 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Emarion in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Emarion a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Emarion in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Emarion still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Emarion in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Emarion can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Emarion?
You can see how many Americans are named Emarion on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.