How Many People Are Named Emmy?
An estimated 11,166 people in the United States have the first name Emmy. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Emmy peaked in popularity in 2024 with 690 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emmy 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 Emmy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Emmy is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
11,166
About 1 in 30,696 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2024
690 births
Total Registered
12,264
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emmy
Emmy is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 12,264 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Emmy as a female name
Ranked #453 in 2024
690 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (690 births)
Emmy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emmy span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,540 babies were registered. While Emmy is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Emmy by Decade
How has Emmy 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.
Emmy by State
Birth registrations for Emmy span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in South Dakota, Montana, Maine. On average, about 199 Emmys were registered per state.
Emmy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emmy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Emmy
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Emmy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emmy?
We estimate approximately 11,166 people named Emmy 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 30,696 Americans share this first name.
Is Emmy a common name?
Emmy is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,264 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emmy most popular?
Emmy reached peak popularity in 2024, when 690 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emmy is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emmy a female name?
Emmy is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emmy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emmy Smith, Emmy Johnson, Emmy 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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