US rank #735 Girls' name Peak 2018 9,978 births

Emmie — #735 US girls' name

9,978 babies named Emmie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#735
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 96% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Emmie was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

509 babies were named Emmie in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emmie

The Social Security Administration has registered 9,978 babies named Emmie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emmie currently holds the #735 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 509 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emmie performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,992 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Emmie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 727 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Emmie in 38 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emmie 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 9,978 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.

Emmie at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

9,978

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2018

509 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#735

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emmie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2018)
509
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Emmie by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
2,992 births that decade — 30% of Emmie's all-time total
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Emmie by state

Where Emmie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emmie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
727 7.3%
#2 Texas
642 6.4%
#3 California
628 6.3%
#4 South Carolina
375 3.8%
#5 Alabama
369 3.7%
#6 Florida
302 3.0%
#7 New York
248 2.5%
#8 North Carolina
232 2.3%
Georgia share of Emmie's total US births 7.3%
Even split

727 of 9,978 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.

Emmie appears in 38 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emmie?
9,978 babies have been named Emmie since 1880. It currently ranks #735 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 509 births.
When was Emmie most popular?
Emmie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,992 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Emmie most popular?
The top states for the name Emmie are Georgia (727 births), Texas (642 births), California (628 births).
How long has the name Emmie been used?
Emmie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emmie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emma, Emmy, Emmalee, Emmalyn, 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, 1880–2024 (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.