Over the past 110 years, 154 boys and 609 875 girls have been named Emma. The name Emma ranks 5073th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Emma in 1927. The peak of popularity of the name Emma came in the 1930s and 2010s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.