US rank #1866 Girls' name Peak 2018 2,211 births

Emmi — #1866 US girls' name

2,211 babies named Emmi in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191980s131990s1222000s5612010s9422020s554
#1866
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 89% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Emmi was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

127 babies were named Emmi in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emmi

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,211 babies named Emmi between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emmi currently holds the #1866 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 127 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emmi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 942 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Emmi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 269 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Emmi in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emmi 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 2,211 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.

Emmi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,211

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2018

127 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,866

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emmi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
127
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
-50050100150 202420192014200920041999199419811975 8

Emmi by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
942 births that decade — 43% of Emmi's all-time total
1970s191980s131990s1222000s5612010s9422020s554

Emmi by state

Where Emmi concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emmi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
269 12.2%
#2 Texas
160 7.2%
#3 New York
69 3.1%
#4 Florida
41 1.9%
#5 Ohio
35 1.6%
#6 Louisiana
34 1.5%
#7 Pennsylvania
32 1.4%
#8 Utah
15 0.7%
California share of Emmi's total US births 12.2%
Even split

269 of 2,211 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Emmi appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emmi?
2,211 babies have been named Emmi since 1975. It currently ranks #1866 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 127 births.
When was Emmi most popular?
Emmi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 942 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Emmi most popular?
The top states for the name Emmi are California (269 births), Texas (160 births), New York (69 births).
How long has the name Emmi been used?
Emmi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emmi?
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, 1975–2024 (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.