How Many People Are Named Emmah?
An estimated 940 people in the United States have the first name Emmah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Emmah peaked in popularity in 2008 with 78 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emmah 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 Emmah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
940
About 1 in 364,632 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2008
78 births
Total Registered
951
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emmah
Emmah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 951 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Emmah as a female name
Ranked #11,363 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (78 births)
Emmah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emmah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 455 babies were registered. Emmah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Emmah by Decade
How has Emmah 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.
Emmah by State
Birth registrations for Emmah span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Indiana. On average, about 26 Emmahs were registered per state.
Emmah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emmah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Emmah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emmah?
We estimate approximately 940 people named Emmah 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 364,632 Americans share this first name.
Is Emmah a common name?
Emmah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 951 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emmah most popular?
Emmah reached peak popularity in 2008, when 78 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emmah is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emmah a female name?
Emmah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emmah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emmah Smith, Emmah Johnson, Emmah 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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