US rank #2326 Girls' name Peak 2009 3,533 births

Emme — #2326 US girls' name

3,533 babies named Emme in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51950s51970s51990s1772000s11792010s16172020s545
#2326
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Emme was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

227 babies were named Emme in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emme

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,533 babies named Emme between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emme currently holds the #2326 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 227 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emme performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,617 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Emme shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 414 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Emme in 29 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emme 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 3,533 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.

Emme at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,533

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2009

227 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,326

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emme popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
227
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Emme by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,617 births that decade — 46% of Emme's all-time total
1910s51950s51970s51990s1772000s11792010s16172020s545

Emme by state

Where Emme concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emme
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
414 11.7%
#2 New York
219 6.2%
#3 Texas
219 6.2%
#4 Florida
145 4.1%
#5 Pennsylvania
112 3.2%
#6 Illinois
104 2.9%
#7 Ohio
92 2.6%
#8 Massachusetts
83 2.3%
California share of Emme's total US births 11.7%
Even split

414 of 3,533 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.

Emme appears in 29 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emme?
3,533 babies have been named Emme since 1918. It currently ranks #2326 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 227 births.
When was Emme most popular?
Emme was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,617 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Emme most popular?
The top states for the name Emme are California (414 births), New York (219 births), Texas (219 births).
How long has the name Emme been used?
Emme has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emme?
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, 1918–2024 (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.