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 | 0.010602633 | 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 | 0.01036484 | 3087 | 17 | 99% |
| 1889 | 2894 | 0.010015712 | 2884 | 10 | 99% |
| 1890 | 2996 | 0.009940246 | 2980 | 16 | 99% |
| 1891 | 2897 | 0.010105626 | 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 | 0.007329829 | 2788 | 8 | 99% |
| 1899 | 2455 | 0.007236892 | 2445 | 10 | 99% |
| 1900 | 3116 | 0.006920462 | 3095 | 21 | 99% |
| 1901 | 2382 | 0.006888136 | 2374 | 8 | 99% |
| 1902 | 2525 | 0.006529052 | 2514 | 11 | 99% |
| 1903 | 2318 | 0.006080766 | 2308 | 10 | 99% |
| 1904 | 2324 | 0.005759818 | 2312 | 12 | 99% |
| 1905 | 2304 | 0.005434936 | 2298 | 6 | 99% |
| 1906 | 2232 | 0.005209464 | 2224 | 8 | 99% |
| 1907 | 2367 | 0.005086046 | 2356 | 11 | 99% |
| 1908 | 2357 | 0.004823493 | 2357 | 100% | |
| 1909 | 2343 | 0.004583118 | 2338 | 5 | 100% |
| 1910 | 2624 | 0.004442105 | 2607 | 17 | 99% |
| 1911 | 2624 | 0.004072776 | 2616 | 8 | 99% |
| 1912 | 3367 | 0.003407684 | 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 | 0.002705727 | 5217 | 17 | 99% |
| 1917 | 5136 | 0.002559362 | 5121 | 15 | 99% |
| 1918 | 5343 | 0.002460951 | 5324 | 19 | 99% |
| 1919 | 5099 | 0.002416305 | 5087 | 12 | 100% |
| 1920 | 5248 | 0.002319411 | 5238 | 10 | 100% |
| 1921 | 5084 | 0.002177765 | 5072 | 12 | 100% |
| 1922 | 5029 | 0.002196881 | 5013 | 16 | 99% |
| 1923 | 4998 | 0.002170699 | 4977 | 21 | 99% |
| 1924 | 4920 | 0.002065827 | 4897 | 23 | 99% |
| 1925 | 4733 | 0.002028453 | 4714 | 19 | 99% |
| 1926 | 4503 | 0.001961325 | 4480 | 23 | 99% |
| 1927 | 4351 | 0.001875948 | 4326 | 25 | 99% |
| 1928 | 4038 | 0.001785996 | 4018 | 20 | 99% |
| 1929 | 3826 | 0.001745317 | 3803 | 23 | 99% |
| 1930 | 3577 | 0.001608878 | 3555 | 22 | 99% |
| 1931 | 3332 | 0.001583374 | 3308 | 24 | 99% |
| 1932 | 3348 | 0.001585769 | 3329 | 19 | 99% |
| 1933 | 3181 | 0.001590952 | 3152 | 29 | 98% |
| 1934 | 2967 | 0.001428639 | 2940 | 27 | 98% |
| 1935 | 2822 | 0.001350322 | 2802 | 20 | 99% |
| 1936 | 2846 | 0.001369876 | 2831 | 15 | 99% |
| 1937 | 2768 | 0.001299145 | 2750 | 18 | 99% |
| 1938 | 2688 | 0.001214876 | 2670 | 18 | 99% |
| 1939 | 2700 | 0.001225366 | 2684 | 16 | 99% |
| 1940 | 2628 | 0.0011413 | 2606 | 22 | 98% |
| 1941 | 2561 | 0.00105115 | 2547 | 14 | 99% |
| 1942 | 2622 | 0.000959821 | 2605 | 17 | 99% |
| 1943 | 2428 | 0.000860213 | 2423 | 5 | 100% |
| 1944 | 2259 | 0.000839759 | 2246 | 13 | 99% |
| 1945 | 2059 | 0.000776141 | 2053 | 6 | 99% |
| 1946 | 2079 | 0.000650648 | 2069 | 10 | 99% |
| 1947 | 2153 | 0.00059768 | 2142 | 11 | 99% |
| 1948 | 2105 | 0.000609702 | 2099 | 6 | 99% |
| 1949 | 2007 | 0.00057594 | 1998 | 9 | 99% |
| 1950 | 1901 | 0.000542621 | 1896 | 5 | 99% |
| 1951 | 1731 | 0.000469905 | 1731 | 100% | |
| 1952 | 1710 | 0.000450236 | 1710 | 100% | |
| 1953 | 1601 | 0.000415454 | 1591 | 10 | 99% |
| 1954 | 1535 | 0.000385612 | 1528 | 7 | 99% |
| 1955 | 1466 | 0.000365128 | 1461 | 5 | 99% |
| 1956 | 1347 | 0.000326701 | 1340 | 7 | 99% |
| 1957 | 1222 | 0.00029081 | 1217 | 5 | 99% |
| 1958 | 1083 | 0.000261958 | 1083 | 100% | |
| 1959 | 1062 | 0.00025549 | 1057 | 5 | 99% |
| 1960 | 978 | 0.00023544 | 978 | 100% | |
| 1961 | 890 | 0.000214874 | 890 | 100% | |
| 1962 | 806 | 0.000199761 | 798 | 8 | 98% |
| 1963 | 729 | 0.000184168 | 724 | 5 | 99% |
| 1964 | 769 | 0.00019781 | 769 | 100% | |
| 1965 | 640 | 0.000176528 | 640 | 100% | |
| 1966 | 619 | 0.0001781 | 619 | 100% | |
| 1967 | 564 | 0.000166132 | 564 | 100% | |
| 1968 | 498 | 0.000147409 | 493 | 5 | 98% |
| 1969 | 515 | 0.000148187 | 515 | 100% | |
| 1970 | 528 | 0.000146402 | 528 | 100% | |
| 1971 | 479 | 0.000139557 | 474 | 5 | 98% |
| 1972 | 453 | 0.000144129 | 453 | 100% | |
| 1973 | 425 | 0.000140875 | 419 | 6 | 97% |
| 1974 | 492 | 0.000161842 | 492 | 100% | |
| 1975 | 477 | 0.00015798 | 477 | 100% | |
| 1976 | 415 | 0.000136769 | 415 | 100% | |
| 1977 | 478 | 0.000150484 | 478 | 100% | |
| 1978 | 444 | 0.000139895 | 444 | 100% | |
| 1979 | 492 | 0.000147883 | 487 | 5 | 98% |
| 1980 | 531 | 0.000154159 | 531 | 100% | |
| 1981 | 534 | 0.000154365 | 534 | 100% | |
| 1982 | 566 | 0.000161348 | 561 | 5 | 98% |
| 1983 | 560 | 0.000161697 | 553 | 7 | 98% |
| 1984 | 685 | 0.000196351 | 678 | 7 | 98% |
| 1985 | 946 | 0.000265062 | 946 | 100% | |
| 1986 | 1264 | 0.000355361 | 1259 | 5 | 99% |
| 1987 | 1597 | 0.000442936 | 1588 | 9 | 99% |
| 1988 | 1806 | 0.000488787 | 1795 | 11 | 99% |
| 1989 | 1956 | 0.000508801 | 1938 | 18 | 98% |
| 1990 | 2429 | 0.000614587 | 2420 | 9 | 99% |
| 1991 | 2595 | 0.000666224 | 2595 | 100% | |
| 1992 | 3212 | 0.000836223 | 3212 | 100% | |
| 1993 | 4116 | 0.001091738 | 4108 | 8 | 100% |
| 1994 | 4770 | 0.001283127 | 4765 | 5 | 100% |
| 1995 | 5056 | 0.001380659 | 5051 | 5 | 100% |
| 1996 | 6154 | 0.001687394 | 6148 | 6 | 100% |
| 1997 | 7758 | 0.002139765 | 7749 | 9 | 100% |
| 1998 | 10459 | 0.002843597 | 10448 | 11 | 100% |
| 1999 | 11765 | 0.003185112 | 11748 | 17 | 100% |
| 2000 | 12575 | 0.003326904 | 12560 | 15 | 100% |
| 2001 | 13340 | 0.003563733 | 13326 | 14 | 100% |
| 2002 | 16572 | 0.004433229 | 16557 | 15 | 100% |
| 2003 | 22753 | 0.005984457 | 22716 | 37 | 100% |
| 2004 | 21720 | 0.005684922 | 21618 | 102 | 99% |
| 2005 | 20390 | 0.005303616 | 20354 | 36 | 100% |
| 2006 | 19150 | 0.004840999 | 19128 | 22 | 100% |
| 2007 | 18405 | 0.004604408 | 18384 | 21 | 100% |
| 2008 | 18841 | 0.004794028 | 18826 | 15 | 100% |
| 2009 | 17930 | 0.004694339 | 17910 | 20 | 100% |
| 2010 | 17378 | 0.004702927 | 17361 | 17 | 100% |
| 2011 | 18853 | 0.005155103 | 18820 | 33 | 100% |
| 2012 | 20988 | 0.005739685 | 20968 | 20 | 100% |
| 2013 | 20981 | 0.005756417 | 20963 | 18 | 100% |
| 2014 | 20973 | 0.005660093 | 20961 | 12 | 100% |
| 2015 | 20492 | 0.005538604 | 20482 | 10 | 100% |
| 2016 | 19560 | 0.005333301 | 19542 | 18 | 100% |
| 2017 | 19879 | 0.005561 | 19865 | 14 | 100% |
| 2018 | 18823 | 0.005356345 | 18814 | 9 | 100% |
| 2019 | 17223 | 0.004965131 | 17212 | 11 | 100% |
| 2020 | 15717 | 0.004708727 | 15699 | 18 | 100% |
| 2021 | 15544 | 0.004592448 | 15530 | 14 | 100% |
| 2022 | 14499 | 0.004291409 | 14484 | 15 | 100% |
| 2023 | 13544 | 0.00410767 | 13527 | 17 | 100% |