Ema
Ema is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 136 births. Its best rank was 717th, in 1883.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 1360.01% of girls
- Peak year
- 2011161 births
- Best rank
- #717in 1883
- Since 1883
- 4,693people given the name
The story in the numbers
4,693 girls have been named Ema in the United States since 1883, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2011, with 161 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2011, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2008, and the 2010s alone account for 30%. It has spent 4 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
| Decade | girls named Ema | |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 37 | |
| 1890s | 43 | |
| 1900s | 34 | |
| 1910s | 127 | |
| 1920s | 229 | |
| 1930s | 161 | |
| 1940s | 93 | |
| 1950s | 74 | |
| 1960s | 55 | |
| 1970s | 114 | |
| 1980s | 148 | |
| 1990s | 301 | |
| 2000s | 1,170 | |
| 2010s | 1,424 | |
| 2020s | 683 |
In 2011, its biggest year
Ema was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five girls’ names of 2011 were Sophia, Isabella, Emma, Olivia and Ava. See all of 2011.
Names that rose and fell with Ema
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Lilianpeak 2007
- Lilypeak 2011
- Maciepeak 2011
- Isadorapeak 2024
- Emmalinepeak 2014
- Madelynpeak 2008
- Millypeak 2014
- Mariampeak 2024
Other spellings in the data
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.