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Emmy

Emmy holds the #445 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 695 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #517 in 2020 to #445 today. Remarkably, 2025 is the strongest year in the entire SSA record for Emmy, which stretches back to 1885. The name's biggest fan base is in Delaware (#140 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#445
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#445
in 2025 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
695
girls named Emmy

Emmy popularity, 1880–2025

0.012%0.023%0.035%0.047%18801900192019401960198020002020#445 in 2025
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2025

Where Emmy is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Emmy in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Emmy in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Emmy in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Emmy in 2025NH—Washington: #541 (12 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)WA#541Idaho: #351 (6 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)ID#351Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Emmy in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Emmy in 2025ND—Minnesota: #422 (12 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MN#422Wisconsin: #447 (11 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)WI#447Michigan: #484 (17 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MI#484New York: #388 (44 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)NY#388Massachusetts: #624 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#624Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Emmy in 2025RI—Oregon: #273 (13 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)OR#273Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Emmy in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Emmy in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Emmy in 2025SD—Iowa: #390 (8 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)IA#390Illinois: #436 (24 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)IL#436Indiana: #651 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#651Ohio: #444 (25 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OH#444Pennsylvania: #647 (15 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)PA#647New Jersey: #296 (28 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)NJ#296Connecticut: #298 (10 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)CT#298California: #350 (93 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)CA#350Utah: #239 (19 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)UT#239Colorado: #456 (12 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)CO#456Nebraska: #396 (5 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)NE#396Missouri: #640 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MO#640Kentucky: #364 (12 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)KY#364West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Emmy in 2025WV—Virginia: #1037 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#1037Maryland: #549 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MD#549Delaware: #140 (6 girls, 0.27% of girls born 2025)DE#140Arizona: #515 (13 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)AZ#515New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Emmy in 2025NM—Kansas: #578 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)KS#578Arkansas: #555 (5 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)AR#555Tennessee: #262 (29 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)TN#262North Carolina: #381 (28 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)NC#381South Carolina: #373 (13 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)SC#373District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Emmy in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #697 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OK#697Louisiana: #295 (15 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)LA#295Mississippi: #441 (6 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)MS#441Alabama: #574 (8 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)AL#574Georgia: #509 (22 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)GA#509Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Emmy in 2025HI—Texas: #559 (56 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TX#559Florida: #397 (47 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)FL#397
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Delaware (#140), Utah (#239), Oregon (#273)

Uniqueness score

39/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind

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