US rank #7986 Girls' name Peak 2008 705 births

Emmajean — #7986 US girls' name

705 babies named Emmajean in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s1091930s841940s761950s121960s51990s112000s1152010s1922020s82
#7986
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 55% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Emmajean was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

27 babies were named Emmajean in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emmajean

The Social Security Administration has registered 705 babies named Emmajean between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emmajean currently holds the #7986 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emmajean performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 192 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Emmajean shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Emmajean in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emmajean in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 705 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Emmajean at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

705

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

2008

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,986

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emmajean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
27
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
051015202530 202420162008199719441936192819191917 5

Emmajean by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
192 births that decade — 27% of Emmajean's all-time total
1910s191920s1091930s841940s761950s121960s51990s112000s1152010s1922020s82

Emmajean by state

Where Emmajean concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Emmajean
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.7%
California share of Emmajean's total US births 0.7%

5 of 705 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emmajean?
705 babies have been named Emmajean since 1917. It currently ranks #7986 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 27 births.
When was Emmajean most popular?
Emmajean was most popular in the 2010s decade with 192 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Emmajean most popular?
The top states for the name Emmajean are California (5 births).
How long has the name Emmajean been used?
Emmajean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emmajean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emma, Emmy, Emmie, Emmalee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.