How Many People Are Named Ema?
An estimated 3,948 people in the United States have the first name Ema. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Ema peaked in popularity in 2011 with 161 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ema as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ema paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,948
About 1 in 86,817 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2011
161 births
Total Registered
4,693
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ema
Ema is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,693 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ema as a female name
Ranked #1,557 in 2024
136 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (161 births)
Ema: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ema span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,424 babies were registered. While Ema is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ema by Decade
How has Ema tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ema by State
Birth registrations for Ema span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Utah, Oklahoma, Indiana. On average, about 105 Emas were registered per state.
Ema + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ema as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ema
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Ema: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ema?
We estimate approximately 3,948 people named Ema are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 86,817 Americans share this first name.
Is Ema a common name?
Ema is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,693 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ema most popular?
Ema reached peak popularity in 2011, when 161 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ema is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ema a female name?
Ema is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ema Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ema Smith, Ema Johnson, Ema Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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