Girls' name · since 1996
Emmarae
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 406 babies named Emmarae, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,391 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,450 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 406
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
406 babies have been named Emmarae since 1996, making it today's #10450 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmarae has been recorded 406 times among girls since 1996, currently ranked #10450 nationally and more common than 40% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #13,391 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,450 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 406 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmarae ranks #13,391 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,450 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 406 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,391 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,450 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 406
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emmarae's 406 recorded births place it above 81.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Emmarae compares
406 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Emmarae's all-time total is 8% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emmarae | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 406 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emmarae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emmarae's full recorded timeline at 2010, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emmarae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Emmarae by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (178 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Emmarae's strongest decade.
178 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Emmarae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
129 births
- 2010s
2010s
178 births
- 2020s 59
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 178 births (44% of all-time use).
Emmarae by state
Where Emmarae concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 406 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Emmarae's data
- Emmarae's decade-level peak was the 2010s (178 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Emmaraes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Emmarae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Emmarae 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.