Empress is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Empress is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,304 for girl births in the United States (and #4,152 across all names), given to 79 babies. Empress first appears in 1986 and peaked in 2019 (157 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | 79 | #2,304 |
| 2024 | 97 | 97 | #2,017 |
| 2023 | 117 | 117 | #1,753 |
| 2022 | 120 | 120 | #1,735 |
| 2021 | 122 | 122 | #1,700 |
| 2020 | 135 | 135 | #1,564 |
| 2019 | 157 | 157 | #1,424 |
| 2018 | 107 | 107 | #1,880 |
| 2017 | 109 | 109 | #1,865 |
| 2016 | 97 | 97 | #2,040 |
| 2015 | 67 | 67 | #2,660 |
| 2014 | 53 | 53 | #3,121 |
| 2013 | 37 | 37 | #4,027 |
| 2012 | 38 | 38 | #4,009 |
| 2011 | 34 | 34 | #4,281 |
| 2010 | 35 | 35 | #4,225 |
| 2009 | 34 | 34 | #4,400 |
| 2008 | 37 | 37 | #4,209 |
| 2007 | 26 | 26 | #5,420 |
| 2006 | 24 | 24 | #5,595 |
| 2005 | 15 | 15 | #7,628 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | #7,961 |
| 2003 | 24 | 24 | #5,133 |
| 2002 | 21 | 21 | #5,522 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | #8,944 |
| 2000 | 24 | 24 | #4,839 |
| 1999 | 20 | 20 | #5,290 |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | #7,236 |
| 1997 | 13 | — | #6,980 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #8,350 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #14,121 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | #6,089 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | #10,936 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #13,957 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #10,628 |
| 1990 | 14 | — | #6,232 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #12,993 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #11,479 |