Emmaus
Boy · eh-MAY-us · Hebrew
Emmaus is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,207th for boys in the US (18 babies).
What does Emmaus mean?
Hebrew: biblical place name, possibly from Hebrew hammat 'hot springs'
In Luke's Gospel, the risen Jesus walks unrecognised with two disciples on the road to Emmaus.
- Say it
- eh-MAY-us
Is Emmaus a girl's or a boy's name?
Emmaus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls and 18 boys in the US.
How popular is Emmaus in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,207among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 95,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the US were named Emmaus, making it the 5,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007. 8 girls were also named Emmaus in 2025 (10,913th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Emmaus in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Emmaus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #5,207 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
Names like Emmaus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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