How Many People Are Named Emme?
An estimated 3,488 people in the United States have the first name Emme. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Emme peaked in popularity in 2009 with 227 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emme 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 Emme paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Emme is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,488
About 1 in 98,267 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2009
227 births
Total Registered
3,533
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emme
Emme is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,533 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Emme as a female name
Ranked #2,325 in 2024
79 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (227 births)
Emme: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emme span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,617 babies were registered. While Emme is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Emme by Decade
How has Emme 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.
Emme by State
Birth registrations for Emme span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Oregon, Oklahoma, Maryland. On average, about 67 Emmes were registered per state.
Emme + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emme as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Emme
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Emme: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emme?
We estimate approximately 3,488 people named Emme 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 98,267 Americans share this first name.
Is Emme a common name?
Emme is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,533 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emme most popular?
Emme reached peak popularity in 2009, when 227 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emme is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emme a female name?
Emme is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emme Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emme Smith, Emme Johnson, Emme 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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