Trend of the Popularity of Emma as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 12,754 female babies that were named Emma in the US, which was 0.79% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Emma peaked as a female baby name in the US in 2003 with a count of 22,719 babies, which was 1.24% of the total female babies born in the US in 2003.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Emma, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Emma.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Emma in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Emma in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Emma from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Emma as a Female Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	530	0.03
1981	534	0.03
1982	560	0.03
1983	551	0.03
1984	678	0.04
1985	947	0.06
1986	1259	0.07
1987	1589	0.09
1988	1795	0.10
1989	1938	0.11
1990	2420	0.13
1991	2595	0.14
1992	3212	0.17
1993	4108	0.23
1994	4765	0.27
1995	5050	0.29
1996	6151	0.35
1997	7749	0.45
1998	10451	0.59
1999	11751	0.66
2000	12560	0.69
2001	13327	0.74
2002	16558	0.92
2003	22719	1.24
2004	21625	1.18
2005	20362	1.10
2006	19133	1.01
2007	18390	0.96
2008	18830	1.00
2009	17910	0.98
2010	17366	0.98
2011	18825	1.07
2012	20976	1.19
2013	20973	1.20
2014	20970	1.17
2015	20487	1.15
2016	19550	1.10
2017	19873	1.15
2018	18824	1.11
2019	17226	1.03
2020	15723	0.97
2021	15549	0.95
2022	14512	0.89
2023	13590	0.85
2024	13524	0.84
2025	12754	0.79