Emma

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Also spelled: Emma- (1)

Meaning

Emma is a feminine given name. It is derived from the Germanic word ermen, meaning "whole" or "universal". It likely originated as a short form of names such as Ermengarde or Ermentrude.

From Wikipedia

Emma first appears in the data in 1969 and has been recorded in 57 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1989 with 1,334 babies (rank #3 that year). In 2025 it was given to 276 girls (rank #68). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Emma

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Emma yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

32,733

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,334

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Friends: Emma Geller-Green — Ross and Rachel's daughter
In Jane Austen: Emma Woodhouse — Emma

Famous people named Emma

Emma Watsonactivist · b. 1990
Emma Goldmanfeminist · b. 1869
Emma Thompsonfilm screenwriter · b. 1959
Emma Robertsfilm actor · b. 1991
Emma Buntonfilm actor · b. 1976

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Names ranked near Emma in 2025

Other girls' names starting with E

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1969	94	#94
1970	139	#88
1971	152	#83
1972	180	#75
1973	251	#56
1974	297	#48
1975	411	#26
1976	484	#14
1977	462	#16
1978	525	#15
1979	552	#12
1980	596	#12
1981	685	#10
1982	694	#8
1983	700	#10
1984	645	#13
1985	687	#9
1986	787	#8
1987	858	#6
1988	1,264	#3
1989	1,334	#3
1990	1,209	#3
1991	1,007	#4
1992	864	#6
1993	877	#6
1994	822	#5
1995	790	#4
1996	840	#4
1997	806	#4
1998	816	#5
1999	757	#7
2000	715	#7
2001	663	#10
2002	568	#12
2003	675	#10
2004	662	#9
2005	603	#10
2006	311	#18
2007	310	#19
2008	297	#20
2009	269	#19
2010	296	#16
2011	267	#17
2012	324	#17
2013	286	#20
2014	329	#21
2015	1,207	#20
2016	1,258	#17
2017	427	#28
2018	361	#33
2019	610	#36
2020	415	#42
2021	268	#54
2022	231	#63
2023	313	#61
2024	207	#83
2025	276	#68