Emma Watkins
There are approximately 225 people named Emma Watkins living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,523,353 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Emma with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Watkins. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
225
1 in 1,523,353
Named Emma
549K
Alive today
Named Watkins
140K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 549K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2003
Average age: 20
Top Census group: White (71.7%)
Estimated bearers: 140K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #251
Per 100K: 40.92
Top ancestry: White (59.6%)
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
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Emma
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Emma, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 71.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Emma described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Emma at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White71.7% · 357,378
- Hispanic or Latino16.2% · 80,699
- Black or African American4.3% · 21,349
- Two or more races4.1% · 20,408
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.2% · 15,895
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 2,487
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Watkins surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Watkins, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 59.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Watkins described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Watkins at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White59.6% · 72,842
- Black or African American31.2% · 38,190
- Two or more races4.9% · 6,006
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 3,915
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 706
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 656
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).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Emma right now.
The surname Watkins appears at a rate of 40.92 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0409%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 225 people with the full name Emma Watkins. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Emma Watkins: questions and answers
How many people are named Emma Watkins?
We estimate approximately 225 people in the United States share the full name Emma Watkins. That works out to about 1 in 1,523,353 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1601%) with the surname frequency (40.92 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Emma Watkins?
We classify Emma Watkins as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,523,353 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Emma Watkins?
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