Emmajo
A combination of the English names Emma and Jo.
Name Census estimates that about 177 living Americans carry the first name Emmajo. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Emmajo today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Emmajo births was 2005 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Emmajo. 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.
People living today
177
~ 1 in 1,936,465 Americans
Peak year
2005
17 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#15,950
Tracked since 2000
Popularity
Emmajo: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Emmajo from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 77 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Emmajo remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Emmajo 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 Emmajo during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Emmajo
The name Emmajo is a relatively modern combination of the names Emma and Jo, which have their roots in different languages and cultures. The name Emma originates from the Germanic word "ermen," meaning "whole" or "universal," and was popularized during the Middle Ages.
The name Jo is a diminutive form of the name Josephine, which has its origins in the Hebrew name Joseph, meaning "he will add." Josephine became a popular name in France during the 18th century, and its shortened form, Jo, gained popularity as a unisex name in the 20th century.
While the name Emmajo itself does not have a long historical tradition, its component names have been borne by notable individuals throughout history. One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Emma is from the 11th century, when Emma of Normandy, the wife of two English kings, Ethelred the Unready and Canute the Great, lived from around 985 to 1052.
Another famous Emma was Emma Willard, an influential American educator who founded one of the first schools for women's higher education in the United States in 1821. She lived from 1787 to 1870.
On the other hand, the name Jo has been used by several notable figures, including Jo March, the protagonist of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel "Little Women," published in 1868. Jo Davidson, an American sculptor known for his portraits of prominent figures like Winston Churchill and Albert Einstein, lived from 1883 to 1952.
The combination of Emma and Jo in the name Emmajo reflects the modern trend of creating unique and personalized names by blending traditional names or using unconventional spellings. While the name itself may not have a deep historical significance, it carries the cultural heritage and meanings of its component names, representing wholeness and universality, as well as the idea of addition and growth.
People
Emmajo + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Emmajo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with E
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FAQ
Emmajo: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emmajo?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 177 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Emmajo 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 1,936,465 US residents.
Is Emmajo a common name?
We classify Emmajo as "Very Rare". It ranks above 72.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 179 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Emmajo most popular?
The single biggest year for Emmajo was 2005, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Emmajo is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Emmajo a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Emmajo 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.
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.