Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Emma

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Emma
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2003

Peak era

2003

Peak rank proxy

22,719

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20032024

Peak year

2003

Decline from peak

40.6%

2024

13,485

All-time

763,546

Emma is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2003, when 22,719 girls were named Emma.

In 2024, only 13,485 girls were given the name.

Down 40.6% from its peak.

All told, about 763,546 Americans have been named Emma and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2003

200322,719 girls named Emma

202413,485 girls named Emma

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