Girls' name · since 1998
Emmah
956 babies named Emmah in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,752 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,781 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 956
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emmah currently ranks #15781 among girls' names in America, with 956 babies recorded since 1998.
Emmah has 956 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15781 as of the latest data, more common than 9% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #7,752 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,781 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 956 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmah ranks #7,752 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,781 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 956 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,752 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,781 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 956
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emmah's 956 recorded births place it above 89.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Emmah compares
956 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Emmah's all-time total is 154% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emmah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 956 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emmah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emmah's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2025, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 78, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emmah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Emmah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (455 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Emmah's strongest decade.
455 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Emmah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
455 births
- 2010s
2010s
420 births
- 2020s 63
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 455 births (48% of all-time use).
How Emmah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Emmah's total volume
Emmah by state
Where Emmah concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 84 | 8.8% |
| #2 | California | | 72 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 31 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 15 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.5% |
84 of 956 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Emmah appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emmah's data
- Emmah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (455 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Emmahs (84 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emmah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Emmah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.