Emmy Name Popularity

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How popular is Emmy?

The less frequently given name Emmy was the 539th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Its highest popularity ranking of #539 was reached for the first time this year with 580 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Emmy was less than 5, most recently in 1908.

Approximately during the years 1914-1917, 1920-1923, 1949-1953, 1967-1980, 1989-1993, 1994-2007, 2008-2013, and 2015-2017, the name Emmy took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1929-1933, and 1981-1986 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Emmy popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

For a number of years, the name Emmy has been soaring upward in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Emmy lately has risen.

The name Emmy still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Emmy (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		580	539
2017		493	614
2016		478	623
2015		467	618
2014		431	663
2013		434	654
2012		387	716
2011		350	777
2010		272	945
2009		295	917
2008		282	955
2007		283	959
2006		198	1,213
2005		194	1,185
2004		156	1,355
2003		139	1,427
2002		117	1,588
2001		99	1,798
2000		82	2,023
1999		76	2,041
1998		65	2,201
1997		51	2,525
1996		57	2,324
1995		50	2,525
1994		41	2,896
1993		61	2,181
1992		54	2,406
1991		50	2,490
1990		39	2,920
1989		42	2,678
1988		50	2,256
1987		46	2,316
1986		29	3,149
1985		42	2,371
1984		40	2,391
1983		47	2,106
1982		59	1,833
1981		82	1,483
1980		91	1,374
1979		58	1,837
1978		57	1,789
1977		67	1,597
1976		51	1,821
1975		36	2,284
1974		33	2,356
1973		21	3,151
1972		21	3,094
1971		26	2,750
1970		21	3,142
1969		12	4,254
1968		14	3,661
1967		15	3,381
1966		14	3,442
1965		10	4,290
1964		17	3,149
1963		19	2,900
1962		19	2,842
1961		18	2,991
1960		20	2,763
1959		23	2,418
1958		21	2,525
1957		21	2,511
1956		16	2,961
1955		29	1,990
1954		26	2,090
1953		33	1,747
1952		17	2,604
1951		19	2,336
1950		19	2,276
1949		15	2,655
1948		21	2,146
1947		24	2,012
1946		22	1,981
1945		11	2,787
1944		17	2,124
1943		25	1,715
1942		21	1,876
1941		22	1,708
1940		19	1,854
1939		17	1,964
1938		21	1,714
1937		13	2,356
1936		16	1,972
1935		14	2,235
1934		24	1,529
1933		16	1,989
1932		21	1,707
1931		28	1,403
1930		26	1,541
1929		34	1,292
1928		29	1,482
1927		41	1,218
1926		31	1,457
1925		40	1,233
1924		28	1,623
1923		34	1,363
1922		27	1,618
1921		26	1,685
1920		22	1,836
1919		25	1,615
1918		19	1,985
1917		24	1,567
1916		18	1,892
1915		14	2,168
1914		19	1,502
1913		17	1,421
1912		5	3,115
1911		10	1,577
1910		9	1,671
1909		6	2,037
1908		< 5	--
1907		7	1,691
1906		< 5	--
1905		< 5	--
1904		10	1,192
1903		8	1,364
1902		< 5	--
1901		6	1,538
1900		7	1,623
1899		8	1,207
1898		10	1,124
1897		5	1,628
1896		7	1,335
1895		< 5	--
1894		8	1,170
1893		< 5	--
1892		5	1,523
1891		< 5	--
1890		< 5	--
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		5	1,193
1886		< 5	--
1885		8	809
1884		< 5	--
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.