EveryBabyNames

Emma

4 countries#3 in United States, 2025
US
#3
in United States, 2025
FR
#5
in France, 2022
SCOT
#94
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#77
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
975,440
Peak year (United States)
2003
Peak-year count
22,756
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Emma was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

778,172 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #3 · peaked in 2003 with 22,756 births

Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

168,680 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #5 · peaked in 2006 with 7,095 births

Most common in: Paris, Nord, Bouches-du-Rhône, Rhône, Bas-Rhin

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

24,275 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #94 · peaked in 1991 with 1,033 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

4,313 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #77 · peaked in 1998 with 307 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Emma’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#2
2007#3↓1
2008#1↑2
2009#2↓1
2010#3↓1
2011#3
2012#2↑1
2013#2
2014#1↑1
2015#1
2016#1
2017#1
2018#1
2019#2↓1
2020#2
2021#2
2022#2
2023#2
2024#2
2025#3↓1

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