Emma is an extremely popular girls' name in United States, ranking #3 in 2025 with 12,754 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2003 with 22,719 births ranking #2. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 107.4%. In 2025, approximately 1 in every 126 girls born was named Emma. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.
Emma is one of the great modern and historic classics, meaning whole or universal. It feels simple, warm, and endlessly versatile.
The name has royal, literary, and pan-European history and later became one of the strongest girls' names of the modern era. Its appeal is rooted in extraordinary clarity and softness.