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Emma name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Emma ranks #3 in female records (12,754 reported) and #6,222 in male records (14 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Emma becoming more popular?

Emma's reported female count decreased by 770 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #2 to #3. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Emma in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for EmmaFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.19,8730201620252016: 19,550 female records2017: 19,873 female records2018: 18,824 female records2019: 17,226 female records2020: 15,723 female records2021: 15,549 female records2022: 14,512 female records2023: 13,590 female records2024: 13,524 female records2025: 12,754 female records2016: 18 male records2017: 14 male records2018: 9 male records2019: 11 male records2020: 19 male records2021: 14 male records2022: 15 male records2023: 17 male records2024: 17 male records2025: 14 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
202512,7543146,222
202413,5242175,503
202313,5902175,525
202214,5122155,952
202115,5492146,117
202015,7232194,910
201917,2262117,305
201818,824198,359
201719,8731146,129
201619,5501185,189

Questions about Emma’s popularity

How common is Emma in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Emma ranks #3 in female records (12,754 reported) and #6,222 in male records (14 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Emma?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Emma only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Emma creates a match.

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