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 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 4,971 babies (rank #5 that year). In 2024 it was given to 2,539 girls (rank #10). 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.

75,388

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

4,971

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 2024

Other girls' names starting with E

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	658	#79
2000	821	#64
2001	847	#59
2002	1,000	#54
2003	1,148	#49
2004	1,925	#29
2005	2,550	#18
2006	2,787	#16
2007	2,992	#14
2008	3,166	#14
2009	3,487	#13
2010	4,154	#9
2011	4,759	#6
2012	4,971	#5
2013	4,538	#4
2014	3,971	#6
2015	3,690	#7
2016	3,814	#4
2017	3,525	#6
2018	3,481	#6
2019	3,245	#6
2020	3,069	#7
2021	2,876	#8
2022	2,800	#9
2023	2,529	#9
2024	2,539	#10