How popular is “Emma” in the USA?
Number of people named “Emma” by birth year
This chart shows how many people named “Emma” were born each year.
Due to changes to population growth and data collection rates over time, this isn't a good chart for understanding popularity.
Popularity of “Emma” by birth year
This chart shows how the popularity of “Emma” has changed over time.
Popularity is the number of people named “Emma” born in that year divided by the total number of births for that year.
Bias in sex for “Emma” by birth year
This chart shows how “Emma” has been used as gendered name over time. The scale ranges from 1 (only females) to -1 (only males).
Sex is a required field in SSA's Social Security Card applications (only 2 options). Most applications are filed around a person's time of birth.
The raw data
This table shows the data used in the above charts.
| Year | Count | Proportion | Females | Males | Bias toward female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 2013 | 0.009990868 | 2003 | 10 | 99% |
| 1881 | 2043 | 0.010602523 | 2034 | 9 | 99% |
| 1882 | 2310 | 0.01042734 | 2303 | 7 | 99% |
| 1883 | 2374 | 0.010942866 | 2367 | 7 | 99% |
| 1884 | 2596 | 0.010662898 | 2587 | 9 | 99% |
| 1885 | 2742 | 0.01138449 | 2728 | 14 | 99% |
| 1886 | 2775 | 0.010868842 | 2764 | 11 | 99% |
| 1887 | 2661 | 0.010756166 | 2647 | 14 | 99% |
| 1888 | 3104 | 0.010364874 | 3087 | 17 | 99% |
| 1889 | 2894 | 0.010015712 | 2884 | 10 | 99% |
| 1890 | 2996 | 0.009940246 | 2980 | 16 | 99% |
| 1891 | 2897 | 0.010105661 | 2884 | 13 | 99% |
| 1892 | 3140 | 0.009390682 | 3128 | 12 | 99% |
| 1893 | 2982 | 0.009169093 | 2968 | 14 | 99% |
| 1894 | 2952 | 0.008715935 | 2937 | 15 | 99% |
| 1895 | 2964 | 0.008443939 | 2952 | 12 | 99% |
| 1896 | 2883 | 0.008064697 | 2872 | 11 | 99% |
| 1897 | 2698 | 0.00777618 | 2698 | 100% | |
| 1898 | 2796 | 0.00732981 | 2788 | 8 | 99% |
| 1899 | 2455 | 0.007236914 | 2445 | 10 | 99% |
| 1900 | 3116 | 0.006920431 | 3095 | 21 | 99% |
| 1901 | 2382 | 0.006888136 | 2374 | 8 | 99% |
| 1902 | 2525 | 0.006529069 | 2514 | 11 | 99% |
| 1903 | 2318 | 0.006080766 | 2308 | 10 | 99% |
| 1904 | 2324 | 0.005759818 | 2312 | 12 | 99% |
| 1905 | 2304 | 0.005434924 | 2298 | 6 | 99% |
| 1906 | 2232 | 0.005209464 | 2224 | 8 | 99% |
| 1907 | 2367 | 0.005086035 | 2356 | 11 | 99% |
| 1908 | 2357 | 0.004823474 | 2357 | 100% | |
| 1909 | 2343 | 0.004583118 | 2338 | 5 | 100% |
| 1910 | 2624 | 0.004442097 | 2607 | 17 | 99% |
| 1911 | 2624 | 0.00407277 | 2616 | 8 | 99% |
| 1912 | 3367 | 0.003407688 | 3357 | 10 | 99% |
| 1913 | 3485 | 0.003064784 | 3474 | 11 | 99% |
| 1914 | 3983 | 0.002812166 | 3972 | 11 | 99% |
| 1915 | 5068 | 0.002765726 | 5044 | 24 | 99% |
| 1916 | 5234 | 0.002705723 | 5217 | 17 | 99% |
| 1917 | 5136 | 0.002559356 | 5121 | 15 | 99% |
| 1918 | 5343 | 0.002460953 | 5324 | 19 | 99% |
| 1919 | 5099 | 0.0024163 | 5087 | 12 | 100% |
| 1920 | 5248 | 0.002319404 | 5238 | 10 | 100% |
| 1921 | 5084 | 0.002177764 | 5072 | 12 | 100% |
| 1922 | 5029 | 0.002196883 | 5013 | 16 | 99% |
| 1923 | 4998 | 0.00217069 | 4977 | 21 | 99% |
| 1924 | 4920 | 0.00206582 | 4897 | 23 | 99% |
| 1925 | 4733 | 0.002028439 | 4714 | 19 | 99% |
| 1926 | 4504 | 0.001961761 | 4481 | 23 | 99% |
| 1927 | 4351 | 0.001875953 | 4326 | 25 | 99% |
| 1928 | 4037 | 0.001785571 | 4017 | 20 | 99% |
| 1929 | 3826 | 0.001745303 | 3803 | 23 | 99% |
| 1930 | 3577 | 0.001608884 | 3555 | 22 | 99% |
| 1931 | 3332 | 0.001583388 | 3308 | 24 | 99% |
| 1932 | 3348 | 0.001585781 | 3329 | 19 | 99% |
| 1933 | 3180 | 0.001590471 | 3151 | 29 | 98% |
| 1934 | 2967 | 0.001428664 | 2940 | 27 | 98% |
| 1935 | 2822 | 0.001350356 | 2802 | 20 | 99% |
| 1936 | 2846 | 0.001369899 | 2831 | 15 | 99% |
| 1937 | 2768 | 0.00129915 | 2750 | 18 | 99% |
| 1938 | 2688 | 0.001214881 | 2670 | 18 | 99% |
| 1939 | 2700 | 0.001225376 | 2684 | 16 | 99% |
| 1940 | 2629 | 0.001141753 | 2607 | 22 | 98% |
| 1941 | 2560 | 0.001050756 | 2546 | 14 | 99% |
| 1942 | 2622 | 0.000959833 | 2605 | 17 | 99% |
| 1943 | 2428 | 0.000860228 | 2423 | 5 | 100% |
| 1944 | 2259 | 0.000839775 | 2246 | 13 | 99% |
| 1945 | 2060 | 0.000776524 | 2054 | 6 | 99% |
| 1946 | 2078 | 0.000650341 | 2068 | 10 | 99% |
| 1947 | 2153 | 0.000597687 | 2142 | 11 | 99% |
| 1948 | 2105 | 0.000609707 | 2099 | 6 | 99% |
| 1949 | 2007 | 0.000575944 | 1998 | 9 | 99% |
| 1950 | 1901 | 0.000542615 | 1896 | 5 | 99% |
| 1951 | 1730 | 0.000469628 | 1730 | 100% | |
| 1952 | 1711 | 0.000450496 | 1711 | 100% | |
| 1953 | 1599 | 0.000414936 | 1589 | 10 | 99% |
| 1954 | 1535 | 0.00038561 | 1528 | 7 | 99% |
| 1955 | 1466 | 0.000365125 | 1461 | 5 | 99% |
| 1956 | 1346 | 0.000326455 | 1339 | 7 | 99% |
| 1957 | 1223 | 0.000291018 | 1218 | 5 | 99% |
| 1958 | 1083 | 0.000262052 | 1083 | 100% | |
| 1959 | 1063 | 0.00025573 | 1058 | 5 | 99% |
| 1960 | 979 | 0.00023566 | 979 | 100% | |
| 1961 | 889 | 0.000214686 | 889 | 100% | |
| 1962 | 806 | 0.00019975 | 798 | 8 | 98% |
| 1963 | 728 | 0.000183904 | 723 | 5 | 99% |
| 1964 | 770 | 0.000198062 | 770 | 100% | |
| 1965 | 639 | 0.000176245 | 639 | 100% | |
| 1966 | 619 | 0.000178097 | 619 | 100% | |
| 1967 | 564 | 0.000166126 | 564 | 100% | |
| 1968 | 497 | 0.000147104 | 492 | 5 | 98% |
| 1969 | 515 | 0.000148174 | 515 | 100% | |
| 1970 | 528 | 0.000146389 | 528 | 100% | |
| 1971 | 479 | 0.000139549 | 474 | 5 | 98% |
| 1972 | 453 | 0.000144115 | 453 | 100% | |
| 1973 | 425 | 0.000140863 | 419 | 6 | 97% |
| 1974 | 492 | 0.000161831 | 492 | 100% | |
| 1975 | 477 | 0.000157961 | 477 | 100% | |
| 1976 | 414 | 0.000136425 | 414 | 100% | |
| 1977 | 478 | 0.00015047 | 478 | 100% | |
| 1978 | 445 | 0.000140193 | 445 | 100% | |
| 1979 | 493 | 0.000148168 | 488 | 5 | 98% |
| 1980 | 531 | 0.000154144 | 531 | 100% | |
| 1981 | 534 | 0.000154354 | 534 | 100% | |
| 1982 | 566 | 0.000161337 | 561 | 5 | 98% |
| 1983 | 560 | 0.000161689 | 553 | 7 | 98% |
| 1984 | 685 | 0.000196346 | 678 | 7 | 98% |
| 1985 | 946 | 0.000265059 | 946 | 100% | |
| 1986 | 1263 | 0.000355079 | 1258 | 5 | 99% |
| 1987 | 1596 | 0.000442665 | 1587 | 9 | 99% |
| 1988 | 1804 | 0.000488259 | 1793 | 11 | 99% |
| 1989 | 1956 | 0.000508805 | 1938 | 18 | 98% |
| 1990 | 2429 | 0.000614609 | 2420 | 9 | 99% |
| 1991 | 2595 | 0.000666241 | 2595 | 100% | |
| 1992 | 3212 | 0.000836248 | 3212 | 100% | |
| 1993 | 4116 | 0.001091782 | 4108 | 8 | 100% |
| 1994 | 4770 | 0.00128317 | 4765 | 5 | 100% |
| 1995 | 5055 | 0.001380436 | 5050 | 5 | 100% |
| 1996 | 6152 | 0.001686904 | 6146 | 6 | 100% |
| 1997 | 7758 | 0.002139826 | 7749 | 9 | 100% |
| 1998 | 10459 | 0.00284368 | 10448 | 11 | 100% |
| 1999 | 11763 | 0.003184683 | 11746 | 17 | 100% |
| 2000 | 12574 | 0.003326791 | 12559 | 15 | 100% |
| 2001 | 13339 | 0.003563629 | 13325 | 14 | 100% |
| 2002 | 16569 | 0.004432829 | 16554 | 15 | 100% |
| 2003 | 22751 | 0.005984333 | 22714 | 37 | 100% |
| 2004 | 21719 | 0.005685068 | 21617 | 102 | 99% |
| 2005 | 20389 | 0.00530388 | 20353 | 36 | 100% |
| 2006 | 19148 | 0.004841079 | 19126 | 22 | 100% |
| 2007 | 18402 | 0.004604358 | 18381 | 21 | 100% |
| 2008 | 18838 | 0.004794082 | 18823 | 15 | 100% |
| 2009 | 17928 | 0.00469464 | 17908 | 20 | 100% |
| 2010 | 17374 | 0.004702758 | 17357 | 17 | 100% |
| 2011 | 18847 | 0.005154652 | 18814 | 33 | 100% |
| 2012 | 20984 | 0.005740057 | 20964 | 20 | 100% |
| 2013 | 20976 | 0.005756862 | 20958 | 18 | 100% |
| 2014 | 20970 | 0.005661163 | 20958 | 12 | 100% |
| 2015 | 20488 | 0.005539711 | 20478 | 10 | 100% |
| 2016 | 19554 | 0.005334083 | 19536 | 18 | 100% |
| 2017 | 19871 | 0.00556181 | 19857 | 14 | 100% |
| 2018 | 18810 | 0.005356304 | 18801 | 9 | 100% |
| 2019 | 17205 | 0.004964192 | 17194 | 11 | 100% |
| 2020 | 15698 | 0.004708485 | 15680 | 18 | 100% |
| 2021 | 15524 | 0.004593289 | 15510 | 14 | 100% |
| 2022 | 14450 | 0.00429817 | 14435 | 15 | 100% |