girl's name
Emmah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,048
Emmah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2008, when 78 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1998.
Emmah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 18 |
| 2000s | 455 |
| 2010s | 420 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 63 |
How popular is Emmah?
In 2025, Emmah was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Emmah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Emmah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Emmah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Emmah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Emmah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Emmah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Emmah
How popular is the name Emmah?
In 2025, Emmah was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Emmah a girl's or a boy's name?
Emmah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Emmah most popular?
Emmah peaked in 2008, when 78 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Emmah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Emmah currently ranks #17,096 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.