Given name
Emrah
“one who is brotherly”
Emrah is a variant of Emre. One Turkish interpretation is “one who is brotherly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Emrah is a variant of Emre. One Turkish interpretation is “one who is brotherly.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Emrah is a variant of Emre. An origin associated with Emre is Turkish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Emrah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 124
- 119 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 374 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Emrah
- Emrah BaşsanTurkish association football player (born 1992)
- Emrah ErenTurkish association football player (born 1978)
- Emrah OrmanoğluTurkish wrestler (born 1999)
- Emrah TuncelTurkish association football player (born 1987)
- Emrah KlimentaMontenegrin footballerborn 1991
- Emrah KaradumanTurkish musician (born 1987)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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