Is Emmah a boy or girl name?

Emmah is a girl’s name. Of the 956 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Emmah

Recorded 1998–2025 · United States

Emmah was most popular in 2008, when 78 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,250 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 956 people named Emmah.

Emmah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Emmah’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Emmah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Emmah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 956 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Emmah

Where Emmah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Explore further

See Emmah on the interactive charts

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org