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Emma-Lee

Gender
Girl
Say it
EM-a-LEE
Origin
Germanic

Emma-Lee is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “whole, universal + clearing, meadow”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Emma-Lee mean?

Germanic: Emma + Lee

“whole, universal + clearing, meadow”

Joins Emma (Germanic, “whole, universal”) and Lee (English, “clearing, meadow”).

Meanings borrowed from Emma and Lee.

Is Emma-Lee a girl's or a boy's name?

Emma-Lee is a girls' name.

How popular is Emma-Lee in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 8 girls.

1996Busiest: 8 in 19972022
Emma-Lee in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20221#7,487
20210–
20200–
20190–
20180–
20170–
20160–
20150–
20141#7,592
20131#7,690
20122#7,797
20115#4,244
20100–
20090–
20085#4,065
20070–
20061#6,685
20050–
20044#3,916
20034#3,768
20020–
20010–
20003#4,074
19995#2,912
19983#4,026
19978#2,073
19963#3,935

Names like Emma-Lee

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Emma-Lee: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/emma-lee, updated 20 October 2026.