Emma-Leigh
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Germanic
Emma-Leigh is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “whole, universal + wood, meadow”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Emma-Leigh mean?
Germanic: Emma + Leigh
“whole, universal + wood, meadow”
Joins Emma (Germanic, “whole, universal”) and Leigh (“wood, meadow”).
Meanings borrowed from Emma and Leigh.
Is Emma-Leigh a girl's or a boy's name?
Emma-Leigh is a girls' name.
How popular is Emma-Leigh in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Emma-Leigh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Emma-Leigh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 2 | #7,588 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,689 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,621 |
Names like Emma-Leigh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emily, Emma, Elizabeth, Charlotte, Ellie, Jessica, Hannah, Eleanor, Sophie, Abigail, Chloe, Leah
Names related to Emma-Leigh
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, William, Archie, Charlie, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice, Myles
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-Leigh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/emma-leigh, updated 20 October 2026.