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Ema and Emma side by side: Ema peaked in 2025 and Emma in 2003; in 2025 they were given to 164 and 12,768 babies.

Ema and Emma, year by year

Babies given each name per year
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Ema and Emma births by year5k10k15k20k25k18801900192019401960198020002025EmmaEma
Ema and Emma births by year5k10k15k20k25k1880190519301955198020052025EmmaEma
Ema and Emma births by year5k10k15k20k25k1880193019802025EmmaEma

Girls and boys together; Ema solid, Emma dashed.

Ema and Emma compared
EmaEmma
Births 202516412,768
Rank 2025#1,349 among girls’ names#3 among girls’ names
Recorded since 18804,857778,172
Peak year20252003
Girls100%99.8%
Alive, estimated4,160568,000
Median age1517

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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