Emma

Emma was the #3 girls' name in the US in 2025 (12,754 babies), and #85 in England & Wales and #3 in Canada.

Emma as a girl’s name

US
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Canada
NSW
VIC

Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.

Show the numbers

Year	US	England & Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Ireland	Canada	NSW	VIC
2025	#3 (12,754)	#85 (536)	#94 (46)	#77 (27)	#28 (137)	#3 (1,372)	#65 (107)	#58 (110)
2024	#2 (13,524)	#69 (666)	#53 (76)	#84 (25)	#17 (187)	#3 (1,374)	#64 (106)	#64 (101)
2023	#2 (13,590)	#71 (654)	#43 (90)	#95 (22)	#19 (183)	#2 (1,447)	#53 (125)	#59 (100)
2022	#2 (14,512)	#68 (747)	#50 (89)	#46 (46)	#11 (250)	#2 (1,587)	#62 (119)	#56 (109)
2021	#2 (15,549)	#61 (860)	#49 (90)	#55 (41)	#15 (233)	#2 (1,767)	#50 (147)	#49 (129)
2020	#2 (15,723)	#60 (816)	#44 (93)	#40 (48)	#14 (237)	#2 (1,668)	#36 (170)	#41 (134)
2019	#2 (17,226)	#59 (900)	#34 (125)	#34 (60)	#12 (276)	#3 (1,772)	#40 (155)	#31 (166)
2018	#1 (18,824)	#56 (957)	#23 (152)	#27 (74)	#3 (366)	#2 (2,049)	#31 (202)	#38 (132)
2017	#1 (19,873)	#52 (1,042)	#24 (167)	#22 (87)	#2 (393)	#2 (2,138)	#24 (248)	#25 (186)
2016	#1 (19,550)	#53 (1,080)	#19 (194)	#25 (83)	#7 (365)	#2 (2,256)	#27 (233)	#25 (175)
2015	#1 (20,487)	#60 (1,017)	#16 (224)	#20 (104)	#2 (449)	#1 (2,382)	#24 (244)	#22 (185)
2014	#1 (20,970)	#57 (1,071)	#18 (229)	#19 (105)	#3 (441)	#2 (2,328)	#20 (285)	#21 (192)
2013	#2 (20,973)	#55 (1,045)	#16 (251)	#18 (120)	#2 (499)	#2 (2,332)	#20 (286)	#18 (220)
2012	#2 (20,976)	#50 (1,149)	#19 (243)	#17 (134)	#3 (497)	#1 (2,237)	#17 (324)	#19 (200)
2011	#3 (18,825)	#49 (1,221)	#11 (304)	#16 (145)	#3 (562)	#2 (2,188)	#17 (267)	#22 (155)

The tide so far

Peaked in the US in 1881 at #3.
Holding steady over the last five years.
In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 130 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 8. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

Where	Sex	Latest year	Share	Verdict
US	Girls	2025	about 1 in 130	very common
England & Wales	Girls	2025	about 1 in 470	common
Scotland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 390	common
Northern Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 270	common
Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 150	very common
Canada	Girls	2025	about 1 in 110	very common

Next year

On its recent trend, Emma is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 130 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 130 to 1 in 140.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Emma (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

Province	Year	Rank	Babies
Quebec	2025	#1	485
Ontario	2024	#5	488

Emma (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.

Spelling	Where	Sex	Latest rank	Babies
Emma	Canada	Girls	#3	1,372
Emma	Canada	Boys	—	too few
Emma	England & Wales	Girls	#85	536
Emma-	England & Wales	Girls	—	too few
Emma	Ireland	Girls	#28	137
Emma	Northern Ireland	Girls	#77	27
Emma	NSW	Girls	#65	107
Emma	Scotland	Girls	#94	46
Emma	US	Girls	#3	12,754
Emma	US	Boys	#6,143	14
Emma	VIC	Girls	#58	110