How Many People Are Named Ema?
people named Ema are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 82,061 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,857 babies named Ema in Social Security records from 1883 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
164 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Cognate of EMMA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Ema in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ema alive today is about 18 years old, and 86% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 22 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ema first appears in the records in 1883, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 164 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1883 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ema has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #717, in 1883. In 2025 it ranked #1,349.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,349 |
| Best rank | #717 (1883) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,557 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ema alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ema were born in California than in any other state: about 597 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ema was given 2.4 times as often in Florida, 2.3 times in Texas and 1.9 times in California.
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