Emma Goldman
There are approximately 45 people named Emma Goldman living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 7,616,763 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Emma with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Goldman. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
45
1 in 7,616,763
Named Emma
549K
Alive today
Named Goldman
28K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 549K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2003
Average age: 20
Estimated bearers: 28K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,495
Per 100K: 8.12
Top ancestry: White (91.6%)
First name trend
Emma: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Emma. The peak year was 2003 with 22,756 births. The average person named Emma today is 20 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Goldman surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Goldman, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.6%.
- White91.6%
- Black or African American4.2%
- Hispanic or Latino2.2%
- Two or more races1.1%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Emma has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1601% of the US population, based on 548,640 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Goldman appears at a rate of 8.12 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0081%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 45 people with the full name Emma Goldman. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Emma
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FAQ
Emma Goldman: questions and answers
How many people are named Emma Goldman?
We estimate approximately 45 people in the United States share the full name Emma Goldman. That works out to about 1 in 7,616,763 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1601%) with the surname frequency (8.12 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Emma Goldman?
We classify Emma Goldman as "Very Rare". About 1 in 7,616,763 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Emma a male or female name?
Emma is predominantly female. Out of 765,264 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Emma profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.