Empress

“Female ruler of an empire” — English, from Latin imperatrix origin

Girl's name · #2298 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Empress has appeared in US records since 1986 — best rank #1423 (2019) · 1,753 babies named Empress all-time · 1 in 20,000 girls born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Empresses

Empress Dowager Cixi — Chinese empress (1835–1908)
Empress Elisabeth of Austria — Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from 1854 to 1898 (1837–1898)
Empress Matilda — Holy Roman Empress (1114–1125); claimant to the English throne
Empress Masako — empress consort of Japan
Empress Michiko — wife of Emperor Akihito of Japan

In stories & tradition

Empress Jingū — legendary human figure
Empress Oshihime — legendary human figure
Empress Utsusikome — legendary human figure

What Empresses become

Among 57 notable people named Empress:

Political leaders appear 3.98× more often than among typical names — e.g. Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from 1854 to 1898 (1837–1898).

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