Emma
#3 for girls in 2025, 12,754 births · #6,143 for boys in 2025, 14 births
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2014 · 20,970 births
- Debut · girls
- 2,003 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 95 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 776,439since 1880
Emma over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3 | 12,754 | #6,143 | 14 |
| 2024 | #2 | 13,524 | #5,443 | 17 |
| 2023 | #2 | 13,590 | #5,470 | 17 |
| 2022 | #2 | 14,512 | #5,874 | 15 |
| 2021 | #2 | 15,549 | #6,032 | 14 |
| 2020 | #2 | 15,723 | #4,855 | 19 |
| 2019 | #2 | 17,226 | #7,173 | 11 |
| 2018 | #1 | 18,824 | #8,154 | 9 |
| 2017 | #1 | 19,873 | #6,060 | 14 |
| 2016 | #1 | 19,550 | #5,124 | 18 |
| 2015 | #1 | 20,487 | #7,491 | 10 |
| 2014 | #1 | 20,970 | #6,632 | 12 |
| 2013 | #2 | 20,973 | #4,981 | 18 |
| 2012 | #2 | 20,976 | #4,686 | 20 |
| 2011 | #3 | 18,825 | #3,306 | 33 |
| 2010 | #3 | 17,366 | #5,251 | 17 |
| 2009 | #2 | 17,910 | #4,748 | 20 |
| 2008 | #1 | 18,830 | #5,767 | 15 |
| 2007 | #3 | 18,390 | #4,493 | 21 |
| 2006 | #2 | 19,133 | #4,223 | 22 |
| 2005 | #2 | 20,362 | #2,902 | 36 |
| 2004 | #2 | 21,625 | #1,394 | 102 |
| 2003 | #2 | 22,719 | #2,674 | 37 |
| 2002 | #4 | 16,558 | #4,919 | 15 |
| 2001 | #13 | 13,327 | #5,142 | 14 |
| 2000 | #17 | 12,560 | #4,785 | 15 |
| 1999 | #17 | 11,751 | #4,162 | 17 |
| 1998 | #22 | 10,451 | #5,466 | 11 |
| 1997 | #36 | 7,749 | #6,100 | 9 |
| 1996 | #53 | 6,151 | #7,971 | 6 |
| 1995 | #67 | 5,050 | #8,868 | 5 |
| 1994 | #74 | 4,765 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | #80 | 4,108 | #6,228 | 8 |
| 1992 | #104 | 3,212 | — | |
| 1991 | #123 | 2,595 | — | |
| 1990 | #130 | 2,420 | #5,382 | 9 |
| 1989 | #149 | 1,938 | #3,205 | 18 |
| 1988 | #160 | 1,795 | #4,162 | 11 |
| 1987 | #175 | 1,589 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | #209 | 1,259 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #263 | 947 | — | |
| 1984 | #341 | 678 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #398 | 551 | #4,907 | 7 |
| 1982 | #410 | 560 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #412 | 534 | — | |
| 1980 | #416 | 530 | — | |
| 1979 | #428 | 488 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #450 | 442 | — | |
| 1977 | #423 | 479 | — | |
| 1976 | #463 | 414 | — | |
| 1975 | #422 | 477 | — | |
| 1974 | #408 | 490 | — | |
| 1973 | #447 | 419 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #428 | 453 | — | |
| 1971 | #442 | 474 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #421 | 529 | — | |
| 1969 | #426 | 516 | — | |
| 1968 | #426 | 494 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #385 | 564 | — | |
| 1966 | #364 | 619 | — | |
| 1965 | #359 | 640 | — | |
| 1964 | #343 | 770 | — | |
| 1963 | #352 | 724 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #331 | 798 | #3,041 | 8 |
| 1961 | #307 | 892 | — | |
| 1960 | #297 | 976 | — | |
| 1959 | #270 | 1,056 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #266 | 1,084 | — | |
| 1957 | #243 | 1,217 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #226 | 1,340 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #211 | 1,460 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #202 | 1,530 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #195 | 1,590 | #2,531 | 10 |
| 1952 | #180 | 1,709 | — | |
| 1951 | #174 | 1,731 | — | |
| 1950 | #154 | 1,896 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #147 | 1,999 | #2,606 | 9 |
| 1948 | #138 | 2,099 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | #141 | 2,141 | #2,356 | 11 |
| 1946 | #131 | 2,070 | #2,403 | 10 |
| 1945 | #123 | 2,052 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #118 | 2,247 | #1,988 | 13 |
| 1943 | #114 | 2,422 | #3,538 | 5 |
| 1942 | #108 | 2,606 | #1,730 | 17 |
| 1941 | #99 | 2,546 | #1,903 | 14 |
| 1940 | #94 | 2,606 | #1,433 | 22 |
| 1939 | #89 | 2,685 | #1,712 | 16 |
| 1938 | #96 | 2,670 | #1,613 | 18 |
| 1937 | #89 | 2,750 | #1,627 | 18 |
| 1936 | #85 | 2,831 | #1,801 | 15 |
| 1935 | #89 | 2,802 | #1,538 | 20 |
| 1934 | #85 | 2,940 | #1,293 | 27 |
| 1933 | #75 | 3,152 | #1,230 | 29 |
| 1932 | #76 | 3,330 | #1,651 | 19 |
| 1931 | #76 | 3,307 | #1,427 | 24 |
| 1930 | #73 | 3,555 | #1,559 | 22 |
| 1929 | #69 | 3,803 | #1,523 | 23 |
| 1928 | #67 | 4,017 | #1,707 | 20 |
| 1927 | #64 | 4,327 | #1,516 | 25 |
| 1926 | #59 | 4,480 | #1,565 | 23 |
| 1925 | #57 | 4,714 | #1,806 | 19 |
| 1924 | #57 | 4,897 | #1,628 | 23 |
| 1923 | #53 | 4,977 | #1,696 | 21 |
| 1922 | #50 | 5,013 | #2,040 | 16 |
| 1921 | #52 | 5,072 | #2,502 | 12 |
| 1920 | #46 | 5,238 | #2,765 | 10 |
| 1919 | #45 | 5,087 | #2,385 | 12 |
| 1918 | #46 | 5,324 | #1,767 | 19 |
| 1917 | #46 | 5,121 | #1,986 | 15 |
| 1916 | #41 | 5,217 | #1,771 | 17 |
| 1915 | #40 | 5,044 | #1,372 | 24 |
| 1914 | #39 | 3,972 | #1,975 | 11 |
| 1913 | #38 | 3,474 | #1,676 | 11 |
| 1912 | #35 | 3,357 | #1,619 | 10 |
| 1911 | #35 | 2,616 | #1,290 | 8 |
| 1910 | #34 | 2,607 | #729 | 17 |
| 1909 | #34 | 2,338 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | #30 | 2,357 | — | |
| 1907 | #27 | 2,356 | #815 | 11 |
| 1906 | #28 | 2,224 | #927 | 8 |
| 1905 | #26 | 2,298 | #1,091 | 6 |
| 1904 | #22 | 2,312 | #686 | 12 |
| 1903 | #23 | 2,308 | #734 | 10 |
| 1902 | #18 | 2,514 | #687 | 11 |
| 1901 | #17 | 2,374 | #779 | 8 |
| 1900 | #13 | 3,095 | #518 | 21 |
| 1899 | #13 | 2,445 | #661 | 10 |
| 1898 | #13 | 2,788 | #804 | 8 |
| 1897 | #10 | 2,698 | — | |
| 1896 | #10 | 2,872 | #674 | 11 |
| 1895 | #10 | 2,952 | #609 | 12 |
| 1894 | #9 | 2,937 | #521 | 15 |
| 1893 | #9 | 2,968 | #509 | 14 |
| 1892 | #7 | 3,128 | #597 | 12 |
| 1891 | #5 | 2,884 | #497 | 13 |
| 1890 | #5 | 2,980 | #458 | 16 |
| 1889 | #5 | 2,884 | #628 | 10 |
| 1888 | #4 | 3,087 | #464 | 17 |
| 1887 | #4 | 2,647 | #461 | 14 |
| 1886 | #3 | 2,764 | #578 | 11 |
| 1885 | #3 | 2,728 | #498 | 14 |
| 1884 | #3 | 2,587 | #663 | 9 |
| 1883 | #3 | 2,367 | #720 | 7 |
| 1882 | #3 | 2,303 | #754 | 7 |
| 1881 | #3 | 2,034 | #595 | 9 |
| 1880 | #3 | 2,003 | #600 | 10 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Emma was already there! It came in at #3, and was given to 2,003 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1966–1983, when fewer than 620 girls a year got the name.
Where Emma is popular in 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Mississippi#55 · 1 in 227
- Alabama#91 · 1 in 436
- South Carolina#96 · 1 in 432
- North Carolina#122 · 1 in 631
- Arkansas#122 · 1 in 651
Best ever in a state: #1 in Vermont, 2002.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #55 | 118 | 1 in 227 |
| Alabama | #91 | 84 | 1 in 436 |
| South Carolina | #96 | 67 | 1 in 432 |
| Arkansas | #122 | 29 | 1 in 651 |
| North Carolina | #122 | 82 | 1 in 631 |
| Georgia | #138 | 70 | 1 in 667 |
| Tennessee | #144 | 47 | 1 in 817 |
| Louisiana | #146 | 57 | 1 in 691 |
| Texas | #147 | 162 | 1 in 709 |
| Virginia | #151 | 49 | 1 in 843 |
| Arizona | #173 | 18 | 1 in 718 |
| Florida | #173 | 49 | 1 in 877 |
| New Mexico | #174 | 16 | 1 in 686 |
| Kentucky | #181 | 31 | 1 in 1,082 |
| West Virginia | #196 | 16 | 1 in 1,244 |
| Missouri | #238 | 24 | 1 in 1,866 |
| Maryland | #243 | 16 | 1 in 1,842 |
| Pennsylvania | #249 | 61 | 1 in 1,898 |
| Indiana | #261 | 24 | 1 in 2,104 |
| District of Columbia | #273 | 7 | 1 in 1,931 |
| Ohio | #273 | 47 | 1 in 2,284 |
| New Jersey | #280 | 21 | 1 in 2,624 |
| Colorado | #290 | 9 | 1 in 2,083 |
| Illinois | #301 | 38 | 1 in 2,761 |
| Oklahoma | #306 | 10 | 1 in 2,230 |
| Michigan | #308 | 33 | 1 in 2,848 |
| New York | #355 | 53 | 1 in 3,109 |
| California | #395 | 45 | 1 in 3,476 |
| Washington | #431 | 7 | 1 in 4,091 |
| Massachusetts | #492 | 5 | 1 in 10,370 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 1 spot since 2024 (#2 → #3)
- 1 spot since 2020 (#2 → #3)
- 2 spots since 2015 (#1 → #3)
- Biggest jump: 78 spots in 1985 (#341 → #263)
- Biggest drop: 41 spots in 1968 (#385 → #426)
Rise & fade · girls
134 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2014 at #1 (20,970 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 42 yrs
- Top 10: 42 yrs · run 2002–2025
- Top 100: 95 yrs · run 1880–1941
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 45
- Highest: 1 in 45 girls born in 1881 were named Emma (2.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 126 girls born in 2025 (0.79%)
- Its best rank, #1 in 2014, was only 1 in 85 (1.2%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 25.1% of all girls named Emma (195,070) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #3 (1886) → #463 (1976) → #1 (2014)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 25,404 | #3 (1886) | #3 |
| 1890s | 28,652 | #5 (1890) | #9 |
| 1900s | 24,176 | #13 (1900) | #24 |
| 1910s | 41,819 | #34 (1910) | #40 |
| 1920s | 46,538 | #46 (1920) | #57 |
| 1930s | 30,022 | #73 (1930) | #83 |
| 1940s | 22,788 | #94 (1940) | #121 |
| 1950s | 14,613 | #154 (1950) | #212 |
| 1960s | 6,993 | #297 (1960) | #359 |
| 1970s | 4,665 | #408 (1974) | #433 |
| 1980s | 10,381 | #149 (1989) | #293 |
| 1990s | 58,252 | #17 (1999) | #71 |
| 2000s | 181,414 | #1 (2008) | #5 |
| 2010s | 195,070 | #1 (2014) | #2 |
| 2020s | 85,652 | #2 (2020) | #2 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Emma in 1956
girls
#226
1,340 births · 1 in 1,498 girls
boys
#3,216
7 births · 1 in 302,186 boys
Top girls' names in 1956
Top boys' names in 1956
More about 1956
girls
2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 1,498 of them was named Emma, which outranked 96.7% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Emma
Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 302,186 of them was named Emma, which outranked 27.8% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).