Emma

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Emma is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 765,264 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 763,546 as girls and 1,718 as boys. Emma gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 2003 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #72 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 13,501
2023 13,596
2022 14,513
2021 15,557
2020 15,733
2019 17,232
2018 18,827
2017 19,884
2016 19,566
2015 20,495
2014 20,974
2013 20,984
2012 20,992
2011 18,855
2010 17,381
2009 17,930
2008 18,841
2007 18,409
2006 19,150
2005 20,395
2004 21,722
2003 22,756
2002 16,572
2001 13,340
2000 12,575
1999 11,767
1998 10,460
1997 7,758
1996 6,156
1995 5,056
1994 4,770
1993 4,116
1992 3,213
1991 2,595
1990 2,429
1989 1,956
1988 1,806
1987 1,598
1986 1,264
1985 947
1984 685
1983 560
1982 567
1981 534
1980 531
1979 492
1978 443
1977 479
1976 415
1975 477
1974 491
1973 425
1972 453
1971 479
1970 529
1969 516
1968 498
1967 564
1966 619
1965 640
1964 769
1963 729
1962 806
1961 890
1960 978
1959 1,061
1958 1,084
1957 1,222
1956 1,347
1955 1,466
1954 1,537
1953 1,600
1952 1,709
1951 1,731
1950 1,901
1949 2,007
1948 2,104
1947 2,153
1946 2,081
1945 2,058
1944 2,259
1943 2,428
1942 2,622
1941 2,560
1940 2,628
1939 2,701
1938 2,688
1937 2,768
1936 2,846
1935 2,822
1934 2,967
1933 3,181
1932 3,348
1931 3,332
1930 3,577
1929 3,826
1928 4,037
1927 4,352
1926 4,503
1925 4,733
1924 4,920
1923 4,998
1922 5,029
1921 5,084
1920 5,248
1919 5,099
1918 5,343
1917 5,136
1916 5,234
1915 5,068
1914 3,983
1913 3,485
1912 3,367
1911 2,624
1910 2,624
1909 2,343
1908 2,357
1907 2,367
1906 2,232
1905 2,304
1904 2,324
1903 2,318
1902 2,525
1901 2,382
1900 3,116
1899 2,455
1898 2,796
1897 2,698
1896 2,883
1895 2,964
1894 2,952
1893 2,982
1892 3,140
1891 2,897
1890 2,996
1889 2,894
1888 3,104
1887 2,661
1886 2,775
1885 2,742
1884 2,596
1883 2,374
1882 2,310
1881 2,043
1880 2,013