Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2018

Emmie

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #695 Trend ↓ Falling 19%
Rank 2025
#695
among girls · ↑42 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
407
named Emmie · +7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,949
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
510 babies
All-time total
10,387
#1,616 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Emmie popularity over time

10,387 babies have been named Emmie since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2018Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 192 19 – #396
1890s 348 35 +81% #418
1900s 340 34 -2% #468
1910s 619 62 +82% #622
1920s 709 71 +15% #719
1930s 478 48 -33% #934
1940s 306 31 -36% #1,207
1950s 229 23 -25% #1,586
1960s 142 14 -38% #2,697
1970s 131 13 -8% #3,424
1980s 161 16 +23% #3,767
1990s 253 25 +57% #3,011
2000s 1,014 101 +301% #1,410
2010s 2,994 299 +195% #598
2020s (to 2025) 2,471 412 +38% #619

Where Emmie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 394 0.25 outside top 500
2027 384 0.24 outside top 500
2028 375 0.23 outside top 500
2029 368 0.23 outside top 500
2030 362 0.23 outside top 500

Where Emmie is most popular

Girls named Emmie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.246 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, Alabama, and Louisiana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Emmie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Utah 76 0.913 +271%
Alabama 47 0.501 +103%
Louisiana 43 0.491 +99%
North Dakota 6 0.456 +85%
Tennessee 69 0.436 +77%
Oregon 26 0.399 +62%
Idaho 13 0.389 +58%
Georgia 78 0.343 +39%
Indiana 48 0.342 +39%
South Carolina 30 0.334 +35%
Kentucky 27 0.316 +28%
Washington 45 0.312 +26%
New Jersey 53 0.294 +19%
North Carolina 66 0.290 +18%
Michigan 51 0.280 +14%
Massachusetts 33 0.273 +11%
Illinois 61 0.266 +8%
New York 105 0.265 +8%
Florida 113 0.264 +7%
California 217 0.258 +5%
Iowa 15 0.257 ≈ national
Arizona 36 0.257 ≈ national
Colorado 28 0.251 ≈ national
Oklahoma 18 0.245 ≈ national
Ohio 58 0.244 ≈ national
Texas 190 0.236 ≈ national
Mississippi 11 0.235 -5%
Wisconsin 24 0.233 -5%
West Virginia 6 0.229 -7%
Missouri 27 0.224 -9%
Nevada 10 0.215 -13%
Arkansas 11 0.208 -16%
Kansas 12 0.208 -16%
Pennsylvania 45 0.190 -23%
Connecticut 11 0.189 -23%
Minnesota 19 0.176 -29%
Virginia 25 0.147 -40%
Maryland 11 0.104 -58%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Emmie

Emmie is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #695 in 2025 with 407 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 10,387 American babies have been named Emmie. Its peak came in 2018, when 510 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Emmie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Emmie?

The median living Emmie is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 17. An estimated 7,600 people named Emmie are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Emmie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 407 #695
2024 382 #737
2023 365 #772
2022 394 #739
2021 451 #661
2020 472 #619
2019 488 #617
2018 510 #598
2017 425 #687
2016 307 #906
2015 249 #1,062
2014 218 #1,144
2013 230 #1,075
2012 201 #1,212
2011 188 #1,266
2010 178 #1,320
2009 153 #1,497
2008 169 #1,410
2007 102 #2,007
2006 118 #1,765
2005 104 #1,861
2004 80 #2,212
2003 82 #2,131
2002 85 #2,035
2001 68 #2,341
2000 53 #2,748
1995 30 #3,614
1990 24 #4,153
1985 7 #8,615
1980 20 #3,887
1975 20 #3,424
1970 5 #8,356
1965 13 #3,604
1960 10 #4,268
1955 23 #2,297
1950 35 #1,586
1945 13 #2,501
1940 37 #1,207
1935 49 #986
1930 60 #944
1925 64 #935
1920 76 #827
1915 81 #738
1910 46 #622
1905 32 #624
1900 48 #490
1895 38 #472
1890 36 #425
1885 13 #616
1880 12 #504

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Emmie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Emmie?

The median living Emmie is about 8 years old. Half of all living Emmies are between 4 and 17 years old.

How many people named Emmie are alive today?

An estimated 7,600 people named Emmie are alive in the United States, based on 10,387 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Emmie in 2025?

Emmie ranked #695 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 407 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Emmie?

10,387 babies have been named Emmie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Emmie most popular?

Emmie peaked in 2018, when 510 newborns received the name.

Is Emmie a boy or girl name?

Emmie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Emmie rising or falling?

Emmie is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Emmie become more popular?

Emmie is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 362 girls named Emmie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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