Is Ema a boy or girl name?
Ema is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 136 girls and 0 boys were named Ema, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,693 US babies named Ema were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,557
- Babies named Ema since 1883
- 4,693
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 161 babies
Boys and girls named Ema, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 37 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 43 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 34 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 127 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 229 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 161 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 93 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 74 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 55 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 114 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 148 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 301 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,170 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,424 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 683 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,557 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,426 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,509 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,512 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,468 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,678 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,656 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,506 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,472 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,515 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,571 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,594 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,417 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,613 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,531 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,522 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,638 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,463 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,539 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,501 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,545 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,103 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,610 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,873 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,009 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,808 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,843 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,869 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,168 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,050 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,296 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,908 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,244 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,361 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,366 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,931 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,548 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,532 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,321 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,297 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,734 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,774 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,793 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,031 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,279 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,073 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,766 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,207 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,541 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,904 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,972 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,876 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,966 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,590 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,469 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,082 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,809 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,435 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,071 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,645 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,897 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,758 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,047 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,347 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,486 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,382 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,805 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,164 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,810 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,502 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,111 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,698 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,314 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,800 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,419 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,469 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,474 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,919 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,874 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,341 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,798 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,637 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,789 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,354 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,934 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,130 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,722 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,853 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,834 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,565 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,720 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,569 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,514 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,565 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,892 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,135 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,341 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,498 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,477 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,997 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,903 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,009 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,721 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,353 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,973 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,587 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,839 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,621 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,458 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,277 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,555 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,036 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,295 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,877 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,246 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,019 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,466 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,413 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,194 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,466 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,153 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,130 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 8 | #970 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 10 | #747 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,090 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 6 | #959 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 8 | #717 |
Highest rank
Ema has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #717 in 1883. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ema
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.