Baby name meaning

Emma

Whole or universal · Germanic origin

Meaning & origin

Emma is a female name of Germanic origin, meaning “Whole or universal”.

How popular is Emma?

In England & Wales, Emma ranked #69 among girls' names in 2024, with 666 babies given the name, close to its #57 of 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 1997, when it reached #13.

In the United States, Emma was the #2 girls' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880.

Emma is a sharply American choice: #2 in the US against #69 in England & Wales.

Emma — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the girls' name Emma over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #154US 1960: #297US 1970: #421US 1980: #417US 1990: #130US 2000: #17US 2010: #3US 2020: #2England & Wales 2024: #69United StatesEngland & Wales
Emma’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Emma in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#144,232
1997#134,126
2000#172,574
2005#232,144
2010#481,373
2015#611,017
2020#60816
2024#69666

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