Emma

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2003 with 2,763 babies (rank #1 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,358 girls (rank #3). 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.

59,693

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,763

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

Names ranked near Emma in 2024

Other girls' names starting with E

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	506	#72
1992	637	#52
1993	743	#39
1994	691	#35
1995	913	#26
1996	1,043	#18
1997	1,200	#11
1998	1,568	#4
1999	1,672	#4
2000	1,685	#4
2001	1,795	#3
2002	2,087	#2
2003	2,763	#1
2004	2,487	#1
2005	2,232	#1
2006	2,140	#1
2007	2,010	#1
2008	2,079	#1
2009	2,142	#1
2010	1,993	#2
2011	2,163	#2
2012	2,222	#1
2013	2,311	#2
2014	2,309	#2
2015	2,356	#1
2016	2,232	#2
2017	2,131	#2
2018	2,031	#2
2019	1,748	#3
2020	1,662	#2
2021	1,754	#2
2022	1,582	#2
2023	1,438	#2
2024	1,358	#3