Girls' name · since 1885
Emmy
12,963 babies named Emmy in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,421 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #445 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,963
- born since 1885
- 2010s
- peak decade
12,963 babies have been named Emmy since 1885, making it today's #445 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Emmy recorded 12,963 times among girls since 1885, holding rank #445 nationally today, ahead of 97% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.
- #1,421 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #445 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 12,963 born since 1885
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmy ranks #1,421 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #445 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 12,963 born since 1885, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,421 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #445 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,963
- born since 1885
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emmy's 12,963 recorded births place it above 98.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Emmy compares
12,963 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Emmy's all-time total is 34x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emmy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,963 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 695 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emmy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emmy's full recorded timeline at 1961, 91% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 9% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 695 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emmy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 695
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Emmy by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,541 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Emmy's strongest decade.
4,541 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Emmy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 13
1880s
13 births
- 1890s 43
1890s
43 births
- 1900s 44
1900s
44 births
- 1910s 160
1910s
160 births
- 1920s 312
1920s
312 births
- 1930s 196
1930s
196 births
- 1940s 197
1940s
197 births
- 1950s 224
1950s
224 births
- 1960s 158
1960s
158 births
- 1970s 391
1970s
391 births
- 1980s 528
1980s
528 births
- 1990s 544
1990s
544 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,846 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,541 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,766 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,541 births (35% of all-time use).
How Emmy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Emmy's total volume
Emmy by state
Where Emmy concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,478 | 11.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,008 | 7.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 667 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 523 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 433 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Utah | | 310 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 308 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 288 | 2.2% |
1,478 of 12,963 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Emmy appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emmy's data
- Emmy's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,541 total births) through the 2020s (3,766) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Emmys (1,478 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emmy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1885–2025 (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 Emmy 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.