Emmy Rossum
There are approximately 1 people named Emmy Rossum living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Emmy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Rossum. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Emmy
11K
Alive today
Named Rossum
308
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 11K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2024
Average age: 16
Estimated bearers: 308
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #69,996
Per 100K: 0.09
Top ancestry: White (53.6%)
First name trend
Emmy: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Emmy. The peak year was 2024 with 690 births. The average person named Emmy today is 16 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Rossum surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Rossum, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 53.6%.
- White53.6%
- Black or African American41.8%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- Two or more races1.8%
- Unknown or suppressed0.3%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Emmy has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0033% of the US population, based on 11,166 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Rossum appears at a rate of 0.09 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0001%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Emmy Rossum. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Emmy Rossum: questions and answers
How many people are named Emmy Rossum?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Emmy Rossum. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0033%) with the surname frequency (0.09 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Emmy Rossum?
We classify Emmy Rossum as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Emmy a male or female name?
Emmy is predominantly female. Out of 12,264 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Emmy 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.