Given name & surname
Emin
“a knowing man”
Emin is a variant of Earnan. One Irish interpretation is “a knowing man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Emin is a variant of Earnan. One Irish interpretation is “a knowing man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Emin is a variant of Earnan. An origin associated with Earnan is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Emin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 612
- 612 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 36
- #3,267 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,267 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 5.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 37 in 2019. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 969 as a first name in 2020; 201 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Emin’s family of names
Emin has a related form in Earnan. In Turkish usage, Emin has a conventional equivalent in the Ottoman Turkish form آمن. In Turkish usage, Emin has a conventional equivalent in the Arabic form أُمَّيْن.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Emin has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Emin
- EminAzerbaijani-Russian singer and businessmanborn 1979
- Emin MahmudovAzerbaijani footballerborn 1992
- Emin AhmadovOlympic wrestlerborn 1986
- Emin BayramTurkish association football player (born 2003)
- Emin Ağayevassociation football player from Azerbaijanborn 1973
- Emin Imamalievassociation football player from Azerbaijanborn 1980
- Emin Sabitoglufilm score composer (1937-2000)
- Emin SefershaevRussian Greco-Roman wrestlerborn 1998
- Emin GaribovRussian artistic gymnastborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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