Baby Name Popularity Profile
Emma
Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Emma.
National Rank (2025)
#3
All-Time Peak Rank
#1
Achieved 2008
Total U.S. Births
776,439
since 1880
Unisex Distribution
0.1% Boy / 99.9% Girl
Female Archetype
First Recorded
1880
Data through: 2025
Peak Decade
2010s
22,719 births in 2003
π‘ The Emma Vibe: Considered a Perennial Favorite. A historic staple that has maintained dominant national popularity for over half a century.
π Meaning & Etymology
Primary Meaning
Whole, universal
Language Origin
German
Origin Type
single
Derived from the Germanic element *ermen*, meaning 'whole' or 'universal'.
Pronunciation:
EM-Ι
Etymology confidence:
High
π Popularity Over Time (1880 β 2025)
Annual registration volume (number of births) for Emma across 146 years of SSA data.
Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020β2025)
-18.9%
10-Year Trend (2015β2025)
-37.7%
2015
2020
2025
π Popularity Milestones
Busiest Year on Record
22,719
births in 2003
Years in Top 100
95 yrs
Years in Top 500
146 yrs
Longest Streak
146 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 25,404
1890s: 28,652
1900s: 24,176
1910s: 41,819
1920s: 46,538
1930s: 30,022
1940s: 22,788
1950s: 14,613
1960s: 6,993
1970s: 4,665
1980s: 10,381
1990s: 58,252
2000s: 181,414
2010s: 195,070
2020s: 85,652
π Sound & Spelling Structure
Phonetic Syllables
Emm-a
Letter Count
4 letters
Spelling Complexity
Easy
Length Percentile
Longer than 1.4% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 1.4% of SSA names. Starts with E, a letter used by only 3.9% of SSA names.
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π Authentic State & Regional Rankings
Highest Ranking State
Nevada
Top States
Nevada, Alaska, Mississippi, Utah, New Hampshire
States with Data
51
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