Emma
Girl · EM-a · Germanic
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Emma is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “whole, universal”. In 2025 it ranked 84th for girls in the UK (609 babies) and 3rd for girls in the US (12,754 babies).
What does Emma mean?
Germanic: short form of Germanic names beginning with ermen
“whole, universal”
Borne by Emma of Normandy, twice queen of England in the 11th century, and by Jane Austen's heroine Emma Woodhouse.
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- EM-a
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Is Emma a girl's or a boy's name?
Emma is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 609 girls in the UK and 12,754 girls and 14 boys in the US.
How popular is Emma in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #84among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 609about 1 in 460 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 609 girls in the UK were named Emma, making it the 84th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 57th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 5,169 girls.
2025 had the fewest girls named Emma since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Emma in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 646 girls in the UK were given Emma or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #94.
- Emma 609
- Ema 37
Among girls in 2025, it was 85th in England and Wales, 94th in Scotland and 77th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#51), 1914 (#79), 1974 (#4), 1984 (#4), 1994 (#10), 2004 (#20), 2014 (#57) and 2024 (#69).
Emma in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 609 | #84 |
| 2024 | 767 | #66 |
| 2023 | 766 | #68 |
| 2022 | 882 | #60 |
| 2021 | 991 | #56 |
| 2020 | 957 | #57 |
| 2019 | 1,085 | #54 |
| 2018 | 1,183 | #50 |
| 2017 | 1,296 | #47 |
| 2016 | 1,357 | #47 |
| 2015 | 1,345 | #48 |
| 2014 | 1,405 | #44 |
| 2013 | 1,416 | #45 |
| 2012 | 1,526 | #42 |
| 2011 | 1,670 | #40 |
| 2010 | 1,885 | #37 |
| 2009 | 2,031 | #33 |
| 2008 | 2,383 | #25 |
| 2007 | 2,557 | #20 |
| 2006 | 2,686 | #19 |
| 2005 | 2,918 | #18 |
| 2004 | 3,562 | #14 |
| 2003 | 3,631 | #14 |
| 2002 | 2,599 | #22 |
| 2001 | 3,009 | #18 |
| 2000 | 3,377 | #17 |
| 1999 | 3,780 | #16 |
| 1998 | 4,473 | #13 |
| 1997 | 5,169 | #11 |
| 1996 | 4,939 | #12 |
How popular is Emma in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12,754about 1 in 130 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 11%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12,754 girls in the US were named Emma, making it the 3rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2nd. Its busiest year was 2003, with 22,719 girls. 14 boys were also named Emma in 2025 (6,140th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Emma than any year since 2000.
Half of all the girls named Emma in the US since 1880 were born between 1939 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Emma in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12,754 | #3 |
| 2024 | 13,524 | #2 |
| 2023 | 13,590 | #2 |
| 2022 | 14,512 | #2 |
| 2021 | 15,549 | #2 |
| 2020 | 15,723 | #2 |
| 2019 | 17,226 | #2 |
| 2018 | 18,824 | #1 |
| 2017 | 19,873 | #1 |
| 2016 | 19,550 | #1 |
| 2015 | 20,487 | #1 |
| 2014 | 20,970 | #1 |
| 2013 | 20,973 | #2 |
| 2012 | 20,976 | #2 |
| 2011 | 18,825 | #3 |
| 2010 | 17,366 | #3 |
| 2009 | 17,910 | #2 |
| 2008 | 18,830 | #1 |
| 2007 | 18,390 | #3 |
| 2006 | 19,133 | #2 |
| 2005 | 20,362 | #2 |
| 2004 | 21,625 | #2 |
| 2003 | 22,719 | #2 |
| 2002 | 16,558 | #4 |
| 2001 | 13,327 | #13 |
| 2000 | 12,560 | #17 |
| 1999 | 11,751 | #17 |
| 1998 | 10,451 | #22 |
| 1997 | 7,749 | #36 |
| 1996 | 6,151 | #53 |
| 1995 | 5,050 | #67 |
| 1994 | 4,765 | #74 |
| 1993 | 4,108 | #80 |
| 1992 | 3,212 | #104 |
| 1991 | 2,595 | #123 |
| 1990 | 2,420 | #130 |
| 1989 | 1,938 | #149 |
| 1988 | 1,795 | #160 |
| 1987 | 1,589 | #175 |
| 1986 | 1,259 | #209 |
| 1985 | 947 | #263 |
| 1984 | 678 | #341 |
| 1983 | 551 | #398 |
| 1982 | 560 | #410 |
| 1981 | 534 | #412 |
| 1980 | 530 | #416 |
| 1979 | 488 | #428 |
| 1978 | 442 | #450 |
| 1977 | 479 | #423 |
| 1976 | 414 | #463 |
| 1975 | 477 | #422 |
| 1974 | 490 | #408 |
| 1973 | 419 | #447 |
| 1972 | 453 | #428 |
| 1971 | 474 | #442 |
| 1970 | 529 | #421 |
| 1969 | 516 | #426 |
| 1968 | 494 | #426 |
| 1967 | 564 | #385 |
| 1966 | 619 | #364 |
| 1965 | 640 | #359 |
| 1964 | 770 | #343 |
| 1963 | 724 | #352 |
| 1962 | 798 | #331 |
| 1961 | 892 | #307 |
| 1960 | 976 | #297 |
| 1959 | 1,056 | #270 |
| 1958 | 1,084 | #266 |
| 1957 | 1,217 | #243 |
| 1956 | 1,340 | #226 |
| 1955 | 1,460 | #211 |
| 1954 | 1,530 | #202 |
| 1953 | 1,590 | #195 |
| 1952 | 1,709 | #180 |
| 1951 | 1,731 | #174 |
| 1950 | 1,896 | #154 |
| 1949 | 1,999 | #147 |
| 1948 | 2,099 | #138 |
| 1947 | 2,141 | #141 |
| 1946 | 2,070 | #131 |
| 1945 | 2,052 | #123 |
| 1944 | 2,247 | #118 |
| 1943 | 2,422 | #114 |
| 1942 | 2,606 | #108 |
| 1941 | 2,546 | #99 |
| 1940 | 2,606 | #94 |
| 1939 | 2,685 | #89 |
| 1938 | 2,670 | #96 |
| 1937 | 2,750 | #89 |
| 1936 | 2,831 | #85 |
| 1935 | 2,802 | #89 |
| 1934 | 2,940 | #85 |
| 1933 | 3,152 | #75 |
| 1932 | 3,330 | #76 |
| 1931 | 3,307 | #76 |
| 1930 | 3,555 | #73 |
| 1929 | 3,803 | #69 |
| 1928 | 4,017 | #67 |
| 1927 | 4,327 | #64 |
| 1926 | 4,480 | #59 |
| 1925 | 4,714 | #57 |
| 1924 | 4,897 | #57 |
| 1923 | 4,977 | #53 |
| 1922 | 5,013 | #50 |
| 1921 | 5,072 | #52 |
| 1920 | 5,238 | #46 |
| 1919 | 5,087 | #45 |
| 1918 | 5,324 | #46 |
| 1917 | 5,121 | #46 |
| 1916 | 5,217 | #41 |
| 1915 | 5,044 | #40 |
| 1914 | 3,972 | #39 |
| 1913 | 3,474 | #38 |
| 1912 | 3,357 | #35 |
| 1911 | 2,616 | #35 |
| 1910 | 2,607 | #34 |
| 1909 | 2,338 | #34 |
| 1908 | 2,357 | #30 |
| 1907 | 2,356 | #27 |
| 1906 | 2,224 | #28 |
| 1905 | 2,298 | #26 |
| 1904 | 2,312 | #22 |
| 1903 | 2,308 | #23 |
| 1902 | 2,514 | #18 |
| 1901 | 2,374 | #17 |
| 1900 | 3,095 | #13 |
| 1899 | 2,445 | #13 |
| 1898 | 2,788 | #13 |
| 1897 | 2,698 | #10 |
| 1896 | 2,872 | #10 |
| 1895 | 2,952 | #10 |
| 1894 | 2,937 | #9 |
| 1893 | 2,968 | #9 |
| 1892 | 3,128 | #7 |
| 1891 | 2,884 | #5 |
| 1890 | 2,980 | #5 |
| 1889 | 2,884 | #5 |
| 1888 | 3,087 | #4 |
| 1887 | 2,647 | #4 |
| 1886 | 2,764 | #3 |
| 1885 | 2,728 | #3 |
| 1884 | 2,587 | #3 |
| 1883 | 2,367 | #3 |
| 1882 | 2,303 | #3 |
| 1881 | 2,034 | #3 |
| 1880 | 2,003 | #3 |
Nicknames for Emma
- Em
- Emmy 132 girls in the UK in 2025
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