Emeka is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1978 and has grown less common since.
Emeka is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,447 for boy births in the United States (and #17,552 across all names), given to 9 babies. Emeka was first reported in SSA data in 1974 and peaked in 1991 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,447 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,527 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,638 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,232 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,697 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,972 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,069 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,749 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,764 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,210 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,628 |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,355 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,358 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,944 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,753 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,874 |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,514 |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,762 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,589 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,276 |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,077 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,984 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,500 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,603 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,472 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,178 |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | — | #4,477 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | — | #5,772 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | — | #5,660 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | — | #6,571 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | — | #4,155 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | — | #5,904 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | — | #6,907 |
| 1991 | 16 | — | — | #3,704 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | — | #6,010 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | — | #5,806 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | — | #6,666 |
| 1987 | 11 | — | — | #4,050 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | — | #3,707 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | — | #5,320 |
| 1984 | 10 | — | — | #4,008 |
| 1983 | 15 | — | — | #2,960 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | — | #5,867 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | — | #6,577 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | — | #4,626 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | — | #6,347 |
| 1978 | 20 | — | #8,864 | #2,968 |
| 1977 | 12 | — | #10,069 | #4,748 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | — | #5,872 |
| 1974 | 12 | — | #7,983 | #4,812 |