Trend of the Popularity of Emma as a Female Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 1,833 female babies that were named Emma in California, which was 1.11% of the total number of female babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Emma peaked as a female baby name in California in 2018 with a count of 2,752 babies, which was 1.45% of the total female babies born in California in 2018.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in California that were named Emma, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in California that were named Emma.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Emma in California

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Emma in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in California who were named Emma from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Emma as a Female Baby Name in California

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	88	0.05
1981	81	0.05
1982	74	0.04
1983	65	0.04
1984	104	0.05
1985	113	0.06
1986	135	0.07
1987	190	0.09
1988	218	0.10
1989	214	0.09
1990	289	0.11
1991	310	0.12
1992	377	0.15
1993	442	0.18
1994	503	0.21
1995	497	0.21
1996	609	0.27
1997	716	0.32
1998	1018	0.46
1999	1007	0.46
2000	1040	0.47
2001	1093	0.49
2002	1296	0.58
2003	1845	0.81
2004	1757	0.77
2005	1642	0.71
2006	1546	0.66
2007	1636	0.69
2008	1744	0.76
2009	1714	0.79
2010	1784	0.85
2011	2118	1.02
2012	2455	1.17
2013	2490	1.21
2014	2690	1.28
2015	2724	1.33
2016	2612	1.28
2017	2743	1.40
2018	2752	1.45
2019	2402	1.30
2020	2117	1.22
2021	2185	1.25
2022	2087	1.20
2023	1783	1.08
2024	1833	1.11