Emmer comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "Work of a Beekeeper.".
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How popular is Emmer?
1926peak year
Today, Emmer has effectively disappeared from U.S. birth records. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1926, 69 babies were given the name (ranked #896 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. In all, around 2,166 babies have been registered as Emmer since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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