Emma

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Also spelled: Emma- (7)

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 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 4,232 babies (rank #14 that year). In 2024 it was given to 666 girls (rank #69). 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.

50,748

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

4,232

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

More popular girls' names

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
1996	4,232	#14
1997	4,126	#13
1998	3,565	#15
1999	2,920	#17
2000	2,574	#17
2001	2,273	#20
2002	1,903	#27
2003	2,711	#19
2004	2,638	#20
2005	2,144	#23
2006	1,989	#27
2007	1,854	#29
2008	1,744	#31
2009	1,477	#41
2010	1,373	#48
2011	1,221	#49
2012	1,149	#50
2013	1,045	#55
2014	1,071	#57
2015	1,017	#61
2016	1,080	#53
2017	1,042	#52
2018	957	#56
2019	900	#59
2020	816	#60
2021	860	#61
2022	747	#68
2023	654	#71
2024	666	#69