Emma is one of America's most popular girls' names, ranked #3 in 2025.
Emma is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3 among girls (12,754) and #6,222 among boys (14) — overall #7 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12,768 | 12,878 | #3 | #6,222 |
| 2024 | 13,541 | 13,651 | #2 | #5,503 |
| 2023 | 13,607 | 13,720 | #2 | #5,525 |
| 2022 | 14,527 | 14,665 | #2 | #5,952 |
| 2021 | 15,563 | 15,719 | #2 | #6,117 |
| 2020 | 15,742 | 15,878 | #2 | #4,910 |
| 2019 | 17,237 | 17,380 | #2 | #7,305 |
| 2018 | 18,833 | 18,997 | #1 | #8,359 |
| 2017 | 19,887 | 20,041 | #1 | #6,129 |
| 2016 | 19,568 | 19,730 | #1 | #5,189 |
| 2015 | 20,497 | 20,629 | #1 | #7,653 |
| 2014 | 20,982 | 21,084 | #1 | #6,759 |
| 2013 | 20,991 | 21,067 | #2 | #5,035 |
| 2012 | 20,996 | 21,050 | #2 | #4,747 |
| 2011 | 18,858 | 18,899 | #3 | #3,325 |
| 2010 | 17,383 | 17,412 | #3 | #5,322 |
| 2009 | 17,930 | 17,970 | #2 | #4,803 |
| 2008 | 18,845 | 18,872 | #1 | #5,855 |
| 2007 | 18,411 | 18,436 | #3 | #4,540 |
| 2006 | 19,155 | 19,182 | #2 | #4,268 |
| 2005 | 20,398 | 20,423 | #2 | #2,915 |
| 2004 | 21,727 | 21,738 | #2 | #1,396 |
| 2003 | 22,756 | 22,770 | #2 | #2,691 |
| 2002 | 16,573 | 16,581 | #4 | #4,980 |
| 2001 | 13,341 | 13,341 | #13 | #5,212 |
| 2000 | 12,575 | 12,575 | #17 | #4,863 |
| 1999 | 11,768 | 11,768 | #17 | #4,207 |
| 1998 | 10,462 | 10,462 | #22 | #5,582 |
| 1997 | 7,758 | — | #36 | #6,247 |
| 1996 | 6,157 | — | #53 | #8,262 |
| 1995 | 5,055 | — | #67 | #9,283 |
| 1994 | 4,770 | — | #74 | #9,255 |
| 1993 | 4,116 | — | #80 | #6,401 |
| 1992 | 3,212 | — | #104 | — |
| 1991 | 2,595 | — | #123 | — |
| 1990 | 2,429 | — | #130 | #5,511 |
| 1989 | 1,956 | — | #149 | #3,243 |
| 1988 | 1,806 | — | #160 | #4,255 |
| 1987 | 1,598 | — | #175 | #4,676 |
| 1986 | 1,264 | — | #209 | #7,052 |
| 1985 | 947 | — | #263 | — |
| 1984 | 685 | — | #341 | #5,138 |
| 1983 | 558 | — | #399 | #5,088 |
| 1982 | 565 | — | #410 | #6,656 |
| 1981 | 534 | — | #413 | — |
| 1980 | 530 | — | #417 | — |
| 1979 | 493 | — | #428 | #6,348 |
| 1978 | 442 | — | #450 | — |
| 1977 | 479 | — | #423 | — |
| 1976 | 414 | — | #463 | — |
| 1975 | 477 | — | #422 | — |
| 1974 | 490 | — | #408 | — |
| 1973 | 425 | — | #447 | #4,684 |
| 1972 | 453 | — | #428 | — |
| 1971 | 479 | — | #442 | #5,148 |
| 1970 | 529 | — | #421 | — |
| 1969 | 516 | — | #426 | — |
| 1968 | 499 | — | #426 | #4,313 |
| 1967 | 564 | — | #385 | — |
| 1966 | 619 | — | #364 | — |
| 1965 | 640 | — | #359 | — |
| 1964 | 770 | — | #343 | — |
| 1963 | 729 | — | #352 | #4,231 |
| 1962 | 806 | — | #332 | #3,130 |
| 1961 | 892 | — | #307 | — |
| 1960 | 976 | — | #297 | — |
| 1959 | 1,061 | — | #270 | #4,170 |
| 1958 | 1,084 | — | #266 | — |
| 1957 | 1,222 | — | #243 | #4,157 |
| 1956 | 1,347 | — | #226 | #3,302 |
| 1955 | 1,465 | — | #211 | #4,026 |
| 1954 | 1,537 | — | #202 | #3,248 |
| 1953 | 1,600 | — | #195 | #2,588 |
| 1952 | 1,709 | — | #180 | — |
| 1951 | 1,731 | — | #174 | — |
| 1950 | 1,901 | — | #154 | #3,842 |
| 1949 | 2,008 | — | #147 | #2,670 |
| 1948 | 2,105 | — | #138 | #3,422 |
| 1947 | 2,152 | — | #141 | #2,411 |
| 1946 | 2,080 | — | #131 | #2,451 |
| 1945 | 2,058 | — | #123 | #3,105 |
| 1944 | 2,260 | — | #118 | #2,019 |
| 1943 | 2,427 | — | #114 | #3,692 |
| 1942 | 2,623 | — | #108 | #1,756 |
| 1941 | 2,560 | — | #99 | #1,936 |
| 1940 | 2,628 | — | #94 | #1,445 |
| 1939 | 2,701 | — | #89 | #1,741 |
| 1938 | 2,688 | — | #96 | #1,632 |
| 1937 | 2,768 | — | #89 | #1,649 |
| 1936 | 2,846 | — | #85 | #1,828 |
| 1935 | 2,822 | — | #89 | #1,556 |
| 1934 | 2,967 | — | #85 | #1,298 |
| 1933 | 3,181 | — | #75 | #1,237 |
| 1932 | 3,349 | — | #76 | #1,670 |
| 1931 | 3,331 | — | #76 | #1,435 |
| 1930 | 3,577 | — | #73 | #1,575 |
| 1929 | 3,826 | — | #69 | #1,537 |
| 1928 | 4,037 | — | #67 | #1,725 |
| 1927 | 4,352 | — | #64 | #1,530 |
| 1926 | 4,503 | — | #59 | #1,579 |
| 1925 | 4,733 | — | #57 | #1,829 |
| 1924 | 4,920 | — | #57 | #1,641 |
| 1923 | 4,998 | — | #53 | #1,711 |
| 1922 | 5,029 | — | #50 | #2,071 |
| 1921 | 5,084 | — | #52 | #2,531 |
| 1920 | 5,248 | — | #46 | #2,830 |
| 1919 | 5,099 | — | #45 | #2,410 |
| 1918 | 5,343 | — | #46 | #1,777 |
| 1917 | 5,136 | — | #46 | #2,018 |
| 1916 | 5,234 | — | #41 | #1,793 |
| 1915 | 5,068 | — | #40 | #1,383 |
| 1914 | 3,983 | — | #39 | #2,011 |
| 1913 | 3,485 | — | #38 | #1,716 |
| 1912 | 3,367 | — | #35 | #1,656 |
| 1911 | 2,624 | — | #35 | #1,314 |
| 1910 | 2,624 | — | #34 | #738 |
| 1909 | 2,343 | — | #34 | #1,521 |
| 1908 | 2,357 | — | #30 | — |
| 1907 | 2,367 | — | #27 | #832 |
| 1906 | 2,232 | — | #28 | #955 |
| 1905 | 2,304 | — | #26 | #1,137 |
| 1904 | 2,324 | — | #22 | #699 |
| 1903 | 2,318 | — | #23 | #748 |
| 1902 | 2,525 | — | #18 | #704 |
| 1901 | 2,382 | — | #17 | #796 |
| 1900 | 3,116 | — | #13 | #519 |
| 1899 | 2,455 | — | #13 | #674 |
| 1898 | 2,796 | — | #13 | #830 |
| 1897 | 2,698 | — | #10 | — |
| 1896 | 2,883 | — | #10 | #688 |
| 1895 | 2,964 | — | #10 | #616 |
| 1894 | 2,952 | — | #9 | #525 |
| 1893 | 2,982 | — | #9 | #516 |
| 1892 | 3,140 | — | #7 | #613 |
| 1891 | 2,897 | — | #5 | #503 |
| 1890 | 2,996 | — | #5 | #466 |
| 1889 | 2,894 | — | #5 | #639 |
| 1888 | 3,104 | — | #4 | #472 |
| 1887 | 2,661 | — | #4 | #467 |
| 1886 | 2,775 | — | #3 | #582 |
| 1885 | 2,742 | — | #3 | #509 |
| 1884 | 2,596 | — | #3 | #675 |
| 1883 | 2,374 | — | #3 | #750 |
| 1882 | 2,310 | — | #3 | #778 |
| 1881 | 2,043 | — | #3 | #618 |
| 1880 | 2,013 | — | #3 | #613 |