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Worldwide Name Statistics

Emma

Ranked #69 - 1 in 3,810 people
US

Most common in

United States

550k bearers

World total

2,100,000

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#69

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States550k
Worldwide
~2.1M
rank #69
Rarity
1 in 3,810
of people globally
Gender split
0/100
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~550k in US

About the name Emma

There are an estimated 2,100,000 people named Emma alive worldwide today. That ranks Emma at #69 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

Emma originates from Germanic (from 'ermen' - whole, universal). See more names with this origin on the Germanic origin page.

In the United States, Emma is held by approximately 549,553 people, ranking #69 among first names. That works out to roughly 166 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 604 U.S. residents).

Historically Emma is used overwhelmingly as a female name (99.8% female).

Emma appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly female.

Male 0.2%Female 99.8%

Emma popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Emma, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

Show data table
  1. 1880: 2,013
  2. 1881: 2,043
  3. 1882: 2,310
  4. 1883: 2,374
  5. 1884: 2,596
  6. 1885: 2,742
  7. 1886: 2,775
  8. 1887: 2,661
  9. 1888: 3,104
  10. 1889: 2,894
  11. 1890: 2,996
  12. 1891: 2,897
  13. 1892: 3,140
  14. 1893: 2,982
  15. 1894: 2,952
  16. 1895: 2,964
  17. 1896: 2,883
  18. 1897: 2,698
  19. 1898: 2,796
  20. 1899: 2,455
  21. 1900: 3,116
  22. 1901: 2,382
  23. 1902: 2,525
  24. 1903: 2,318
  25. 1904: 2,324
  26. 1905: 2,304
  27. 1906: 2,232
  28. 1907: 2,367
  29. 1908: 2,357
  30. 1909: 2,343
  31. 1910: 2,624
  32. 1911: 2,624
  33. 1912: 3,367
  34. 1913: 3,485
  35. 1914: 3,983
  36. 1915: 5,068
  37. 1916: 5,234
  38. 1917: 5,136
  39. 1918: 5,343
  40. 1919: 5,099
  41. 1920: 5,248
  42. 1921: 5,084
  43. 1922: 5,029
  44. 1923: 4,998
  45. 1924: 4,920
  46. 1925: 4,733
  47. 1926: 4,503
  48. 1927: 4,352
  49. 1928: 4,037
  50. 1929: 3,826
  51. 1930: 3,577
  52. 1931: 3,331
  53. 1932: 3,349
  54. 1933: 3,181
  55. 1934: 2,967
  56. 1935: 2,822
  57. 1936: 2,846
  58. 1937: 2,768
  59. 1938: 2,688
  60. 1939: 2,701
  61. 1940: 2,628
  62. 1941: 2,560
  63. 1942: 2,623
  64. 1943: 2,427
  65. 1944: 2,260
  66. 1945: 2,058
  67. 1946: 2,080
  68. 1947: 2,152
  69. 1948: 2,105
  70. 1949: 2,008
  71. 1950: 1,901
  72. 1951: 1,731
  73. 1952: 1,709
  74. 1953: 1,600
  75. 1954: 1,537
  76. 1955: 1,465
  77. 1956: 1,347
  78. 1957: 1,222
  79. 1958: 1,084
  80. 1959: 1,061
  81. 1960: 976
  82. 1961: 892
  83. 1962: 806
  84. 1963: 729
  85. 1964: 770
  86. 1965: 640
  87. 1966: 619
  88. 1967: 564
  89. 1968: 499
  90. 1969: 516
  91. 1970: 529
  92. 1971: 479
  93. 1972: 453
  94. 1973: 425
  95. 1974: 490
  96. 1975: 477
  97. 1976: 414
  98. 1977: 479
  99. 1978: 442
  100. 1979: 493
  101. 1980: 530
  102. 1981: 534
  103. 1982: 565
  104. 1983: 558
  105. 1984: 685
  106. 1985: 947
  107. 1986: 1,264
  108. 1987: 1,598
  109. 1988: 1,806
  110. 1989: 1,956
  111. 1990: 2,429
  112. 1991: 2,595
  113. 1992: 3,212
  114. 1993: 4,116
  115. 1994: 4,770
  116. 1995: 5,055
  117. 1996: 6,157
  118. 1997: 7,758
  119. 1998: 10k
  120. 1999: 12k
  121. 2000: 13k
  122. 2001: 13k
  123. 2002: 17k
  124. 2003: 23k
  125. 2004: 22k
  126. 2005: 20k
  127. 2006: 19k
  128. 2007: 18k
  129. 2008: 19k
  130. 2009: 18k
  131. 2010: 17k
  132. 2011: 19k
  133. 2012: 21k
  134. 2013: 21k
  135. 2014: 21k
  136. 2015: 20k
  137. 2016: 20k
  138. 2017: 20k
  139. 2018: 19k
  140. 2019: 17k
  141. 2020: 16k
  142. 2021: 16k
  143. 2022: 15k
  144. 2023: 14k
  145. 2024: 14k
  146. 2025: 13k

Famous people named Emma

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Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Emma worldwide?

There are an estimated 2,100,000 people named Emma alive worldwide today, ranking #69 globally.

Is Emma a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 3,810 people. In the United States there are roughly 549,553 bearers, which is 1 in 604 Americans.

Is Emma a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Emma is used 0.2% male and 99.8% female.

Where does the name Emma come from?

Germanic: from 'ermen' - whole, universal.

Who are famous people named Emma?

Emma Watson - English actress (b. 1990).

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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