How Many People Are Named Emmie?
An estimated 7,051 people in the United States have the first name Emmie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Emmie peaked in popularity in 2018 with 509 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emmie 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 Emmie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Emmie is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
7,051
About 1 in 48,611 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2018
509 births
Total Registered
9,978
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emmie
Emmie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,978 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Emmie as a female name
Ranked #735 in 2024
382 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (509 births)
Emmie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emmie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,992 babies were registered. While Emmie is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Emmie by Decade
How has Emmie 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.
Emmie by State
Birth registrations for Emmie span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Texas, California. The lowest are in North Dakota, Nevada, Nebraska. On average, about 163 Emmies were registered per state.
Emmie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emmie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Emmie
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Emmie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emmie?
We estimate approximately 7,051 people named Emmie 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 48,611 Americans share this first name.
Is Emmie a common name?
Emmie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,978 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emmie most popular?
Emmie reached peak popularity in 2018, when 509 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emmie is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emmie a female name?
Emmie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emmie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emmie Smith, Emmie Johnson, Emmie 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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