NameTides

Ema

Ema was the #1,348 girls' name in the US in 2025 (164 babies), and #951 in England & Wales and #1,177 in Canada.

Ema as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ema as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Ema as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,348 (164)#951 (37)——#718 (4)#1,177 (22)
2024#1,559 (136)#776 (48)——#736 (4)#1,077 (24)
2023#1,430 (156)#754 (47)—#391 (3)#495 (7)#1,155 (21)
2022#1,506 (144)#729 (50)#760 (3)—#559 (6)#1,017 (25)
2021#1,871 (106)#720 (52)—#350 (4)#517 (7)#1,049 (25)
2020#1,510 (141)#771 (47)——#375 (10)#1,121 (22)
2019#1,465 (150)#796 (47)—#424 (3)#313 (14)#1,002 (26)
2018#1,677 (124)#701 (57)—#273 (6)#387 (11)#1,002 (26)
2017#1,655 (130)#593 (71)#666 (4)—#524 (7)#836 (33)
2016#1,505 (151)#727 (55)——#335 (13)#646 (46)
2015#1,470 (156)#656 (62)#806 (3)#358 (4)#276 (18)#843 (32)
2014#1,515 (145)#940 (39)#681 (4)#365 (4)#373 (12)#695 (41)
2013#1,570 (137)#750 (52)—#440 (3)#540 (7)#758 (37)
2012#1,591 (136)#857 (44)——#510 (8)#819 (33)
2011#1,415 (161)#665 (59)—#311 (5)#437 (10)#758 (36)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,348.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1883.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,800 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 9,800uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 6,800uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 6,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Ema is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 7,000 to 1 in 12,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ema by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #947NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,036NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,027CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #789CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,358GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #982TXFlorida: #735FL
Ema (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#5408
Ontario2024#1,10010

Ema (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EmaCanadaGirls#1,17722
EmaEngland & WalesGirls#95137
EmaIrelandGirls#7184
EmaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
EmaScotlandGirls—too few
EmaUSGirls#1,348164