Emie
A feminine name derived from the French "aimée," meaning "beloved."
Name Census estimates that about 244 living Americans carry the first name Emie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Emie today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Emie births was 2022 (18 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Emie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Emie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
244
~ 1 in 1,404,731 Americans
Peak year
2022
18 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,729
Tracked since 1975
Census
Emie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 392 people with the first name Emie, which placed it at #24,539 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#24,539
National first-name rank
People counted
392
392 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
42.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Emie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Emie is White at 42.1%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (25.3%) and Hispanic (14.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Emie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Emie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White42.1% · 165
- Asian and Pacific Islander25.3% · 99
- Hispanic or Latino14.8% · 58
- Black or African American12.5% · 49
- Two or more races5.4% · 21
Popularity
Emie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Emie from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 105 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Emie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Emie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Emie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Emies live
Origin
Meaning and history of Emie
The name Emie is believed to have its origins in the French language, derived from the Old French name Emmeline, which itself is a combination of the Germanic elements "amal" (meaning "labor" or "work") and the Germanic name Amalinda. The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the Middle Ages in France, where it was a popular name among the nobility.
Emie is a diminutive form of Emmeline, and it gained popularity as a standalone name in its own right during the 19th century. One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name Emie was Emie de Châteauneuf, a French noblewoman who lived in the 13th century and was known for her patronage of the arts and literature.
In the realms of literature and history, the name Emie appears in various works from the medieval period onwards. For instance, in the 14th-century French romance "Le Roman de la Rose," there is a character named Emie who symbolizes simplicity and innocence. Additionally, the name is mentioned in some religious texts from the same era, suggesting its use among devout Christians.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Emie. One such figure was Emie de Montfort (1205-1273), a French noblewoman and the daughter of Simon de Montfort, a prominent leader during the Albigensian Crusade. Another prominent Emie was Emie de Valois (1328-1395), a member of the French royal family who served as the Countess of Beaumont-le-Roger.
In the realm of the arts, Emie Friant (1859-1932) was a French painter known for her portraits and genre scenes. She was a student of the renowned artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau and exhibited her works at the prestigious Paris Salon.
Another notable figure was Emie Kwok (1923-2017), a Chinese-American author and journalist who wrote extensively about the experiences of Chinese immigrants in the United States. Her memoir, "No No Boy," published in 1957, is considered a seminal work in Asian-American literature.
People
Emie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Emie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Emie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 244 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Emie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,404,731 US residents.
Is Emie a common name?
We classify Emie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 247 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Emie most popular?
The single biggest year for Emie was 2022, when 18 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Emie is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Emie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 392 people with the name Emie, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,539 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Emie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Emie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Emie leans strongly female. 376 people counted with this name were female (96.2%), compared with 15 male bearers (3.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Emie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Emie is White at 42.1%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (25.3%) and Hispanic (14.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Emie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Emie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 42.1% (165 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Emie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Emie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Emie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Emie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Emie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Emie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Emie?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.