Is Emmy a boy or girl name?
Emmy is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 690 girls and 0 boys were named Emmy, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 12,264 US babies named Emmy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #453
- Babies named Emmy since 1885
- 12,264
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 690 babies
Boys and girls named Emmy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 43 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 44 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 160 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 312 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 196 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 197 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 224 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 158 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 391 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 528 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 544 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,846 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,540 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,068 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 690 | #453 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 599 | #505 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 623 | #506 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 571 | #538 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 585 | #518 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 640 | #490 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 580 | #540 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 496 | #611 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 480 | #622 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 467 | #619 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 432 | #662 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 436 | #651 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 387 | #718 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 350 | #778 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 272 | #945 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 295 | #917 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 283 | #953 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 283 | #959 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 198 | #1,213 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,185 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,355 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,426 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,589 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,800 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,023 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,044 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,201 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,526 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,323 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,525 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,896 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,182 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,406 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,491 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,921 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,679 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,257 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,317 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,152 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,371 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,391 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,106 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,833 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,483 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,374 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,836 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,789 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,598 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,822 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,284 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,357 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,151 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,096 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,751 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,142 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,255 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,662 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,379 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,444 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,288 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,155 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,900 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,843 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,989 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,764 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,417 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,522 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,509 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,960 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,990 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,090 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,745 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,604 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,334 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,276 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,654 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,146 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,012 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,980 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,787 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,124 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,714 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,876 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,708 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,854 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,965 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,714 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,355 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,970 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,234 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,529 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,989 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,706 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,403 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,542 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,291 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,482 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,218 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,457 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,233 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,623 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,363 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,618 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,685 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,836 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,615 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,985 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,567 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,892 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,168 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,502 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,421 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,115 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,577 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,671 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,037 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,691 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,192 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,364 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,538 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,622 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,207 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,124 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,628 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,335 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,170 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,523 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,193 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 8 | #809 |
Highest rank
Emmy has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #453 in 2024. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Emmy
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.