Emmy
- #445 for girls in 2025, 695 births
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 695 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 12,963since 1885
Emmy over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Emmy has never cracked the top 400 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #445 | 695 |
| 2024 | #453 | 692 |
| 2023 | #505 | 600 |
| 2022 | #506 | 623 |
| 2021 | #538 | 571 |
| 2020 | #517 | 585 |
| 2019 | #490 | 640 |
| 2018 | #540 | 580 |
| 2017 | #611 | 496 |
| 2016 | #622 | 480 |
| 2015 | #618 | 467 |
| 2014 | #660 | 433 |
| 2013 | #651 | 436 |
| 2012 | #718 | 387 |
| 2011 | #777 | 350 |
| 2010 | #944 | 272 |
| 2009 | #917 | 295 |
| 2008 | #953 | 283 |
| 2007 | #959 | 283 |
| 2006 | #1,212 | 198 |
| 2005 | #1,185 | 194 |
| 2004 | #1,353 | 156 |
| 2003 | #1,422 | 139 |
| 2002 | #1,584 | 117 |
| 2001 | #1,795 | 99 |
| 2000 | #2,016 | 82 |
| 1999 | #2,038 | 76 |
| 1998 | #2,188 | 65 |
| 1997 | #2,511 | 51 |
| 1996 | #2,314 | 57 |
| 1995 | #2,516 | 50 |
| 1994 | #2,877 | 41 |
| 1993 | #2,176 | 61 |
| 1992 | #2,386 | 54 |
| 1991 | #2,484 | 50 |
| 1990 | #2,900 | 39 |
| 1989 | #2,658 | 42 |
| 1988 | #2,251 | 50 |
| 1987 | #2,309 | 46 |
| 1986 | #3,135 | 29 |
| 1985 | #2,362 | 42 |
| 1984 | #2,382 | 40 |
| 1983 | #2,097 | 47 |
| 1982 | #1,822 | 59 |
| 1981 | #1,475 | 82 |
| 1980 | #1,373 | 91 |
| 1979 | #1,832 | 58 |
| 1978 | #1,781 | 57 |
| 1977 | #1,596 | 67 |
| 1976 | #1,820 | 51 |
| 1975 | #2,278 | 36 |
| 1974 | #2,348 | 33 |
| 1973 | #3,122 | 21 |
| 1972 | #3,062 | 21 |
| 1971 | #2,736 | 26 |
| 1970 | #3,110 | 21 |
| 1969 | #4,198 | 12 |
| 1968 | #3,610 | 14 |
| 1967 | #3,340 | 15 |
| 1966 | #3,400 | 14 |
| 1965 | #4,202 | 10 |
| 1964 | #3,108 | 17 |
| 1963 | #2,864 | 19 |
| 1962 | #2,814 | 19 |
| 1961 | #2,957 | 18 |
| 1960 | #2,729 | 20 |
| 1959 | #2,395 | 23 |
| 1958 | #2,506 | 21 |
| 1957 | #2,486 | 21 |
| 1956 | #2,929 | 16 |
| 1955 | #1,978 | 29 |
| 1954 | #2,076 | 26 |
| 1953 | #1,738 | 33 |
| 1952 | #2,581 | 17 |
| 1951 | #2,314 | 19 |
| 1950 | #2,253 | 19 |
| 1949 | #2,620 | 15 |
| 1948 | #2,126 | 21 |
| 1947 | #1,993 | 24 |
| 1946 | #1,970 | 22 |
| 1945 | #2,742 | 11 |
| 1944 | #2,096 | 17 |
| 1943 | #1,703 | 25 |
| 1942 | #1,860 | 21 |
| 1941 | #1,696 | 22 |
| 1940 | #1,845 | 19 |
| 1939 | #1,947 | 17 |
| 1938 | #1,703 | 21 |
| 1937 | #2,317 | 13 |
| 1936 | #1,950 | 16 |
| 1935 | #2,206 | 14 |
| 1934 | #1,518 | 24 |
| 1933 | #1,970 | 16 |
| 1932 | #1,685 | 21 |
| 1931 | #1,394 | 28 |
| 1930 | #1,535 | 26 |
| 1929 | #1,282 | 34 |
| 1928 | #1,469 | 29 |
| 1927 | #1,213 | 41 |
| 1926 | #1,449 | 31 |
| 1925 | #1,225 | 40 |
| 1924 | #1,612 | 28 |
| 1923 | #1,350 | 34 |
| 1922 | #1,611 | 27 |
| 1921 | #1,668 | 26 |
| 1920 | #1,816 | 22 |
| 1919 | #1,604 | 25 |
| 1918 | #1,963 | 19 |
| 1917 | #1,552 | 24 |
| 1916 | #1,867 | 18 |
| 1915 | #2,143 | 14 |
| 1914 | #1,480 | 19 |
| 1913 | #1,405 | 17 |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 |
| 1910 | #1,634 | 9 |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 |
| 1908 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 |
| 1906 | — | |
| 1905 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,170 | 10 |
| 1903 | #1,318 | 8 |
| 1902 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 |
| 1900 | #1,561 | 7 |
| 1899 | #1,181 | 8 |
| 1898 | #1,098 | 10 |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 |
| 1896 | #1,292 | 7 |
| 1895 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,136 | 8 |
| 1893 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 |
| 1891 | — | |
| 1890 | — | |
| 1889 | — | |
| 1888 | — | |
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 |
| 1886 | — | |
| 1885 | #793 | 8 |
| 1884 | — | |
| 1883 | — | |
| 1882 | — | |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1885
The first year at least five girls were named Emmy! It came in at #793, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1886–1893, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Emmy is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #140 | 6 | 1 in 376 |
| Utah | #239 | 19 | 1 in 899 |
| Tennessee | #262 | 29 | 1 in 1,106 |
| Oregon | #273 | 13 | 1 in 1,004 |
| Louisiana | #295 | 15 | 1 in 1,091 |
| New Jersey | #296 | 28 | 1 in 1,268 |
| Connecticut | #298 | 10 | 1 in 1,150 |
| California | #350 | 93 | 1 in 1,739 |
| Idaho | #351 | 6 | 1 in 1,194 |
| Kentucky | #364 | 12 | 1 in 1,438 |
| South Carolina | #373 | 13 | 1 in 1,407 |
| North Carolina | #381 | 28 | 1 in 1,660 |
| New York | #388 | 44 | 1 in 1,780 |
| Iowa | #390 | 8 | 1 in 1,472 |
| Nebraska | #396 | 5 | 1 in 1,419 |
| Florida | #397 | 47 | 1 in 1,846 |
| Minnesota | #422 | 12 | 1 in 1,790 |
| Illinois | #436 | 24 | 1 in 1,847 |
| Mississippi | #441 | 6 | 1 in 1,483 |
| Ohio | #444 | 25 | 1 in 1,891 |
| Wisconsin | #447 | 11 | 1 in 1,842 |
| Colorado | #456 | 12 | 1 in 1,944 |
| Michigan | #484 | 17 | 1 in 2,102 |
| Georgia | #509 | 22 | 1 in 2,055 |
| Arizona | #515 | 13 | 1 in 2,171 |
| Washington | #541 | 12 | 1 in 2,405 |
| Maryland | #549 | 9 | 1 in 2,221 |
| Arkansas | #555 | 5 | 1 in 2,119 |
| Texas | #559 | 56 | 1 in 2,867 |
| Alabama | #574 | 8 | 1 in 2,290 |
| Kansas | #578 | 5 | 1 in 2,362 |
| Massachusetts | #624 | 8 | 1 in 3,004 |
| Missouri | #640 | 8 | 1 in 3,037 |
| Pennsylvania | #647 | 15 | 1 in 3,113 |
| Indiana | #651 | 9 | 1 in 3,101 |
| Oklahoma | #697 | 5 | 1 in 2,956 |
| Virginia | #1,037 | 6 | 1 in 5,624 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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.
See more about Emmy
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 72 spots since 2020 (#517 → #445)
- Biggest jump: 253 spots in 2007
- Biggest drop: 27 spots in 2010
Rise & fade · girls
140 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 2025 at #445 (695 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 20 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 20 yrs · run 2007–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,313
- Highest: 1 in 2,313 girls born in 2025 were named Emmy (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 35.0% of all girls named Emmy (4,541) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 13 | #793 (1885) | #970 |
| 1890s | 43 | #1,098 (1898) | #1,285 |
| 1900s | 44 | #1,170 (1904) | #1,519 |
| 1910s | 160 | #1,405 (1913) | #1,817 |
| 1920s | 312 | #1,213 (1927) | #1,470 |
| 1930s | 196 | #1,394 (1931) | #1,823 |
| 1940s | 197 | #1,696 (1941) | #2,065 |
| 1950s | 224 | #1,738 (1953) | #2,326 |
| 1960s | 158 | #2,729 (1960) | #3,322 |
| 1970s | 391 | #1,596 (1977) | #2,369 |
| 1980s | 528 | #1,373 (1980) | #2,186 |
| 1990s | 544 | #2,038 (1999) | #2,439 |
| 2000s | 1,846 | #917 (2009) | #1,340 |
| 2010s | 4,541 | #490 (2019) | #663 |
| 2020s | 3,766 | #445 (2025) | #494 |
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.
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