Emi

A girls’ name of Japanese origin, meaning blessed, beautiful; a form of Emiko.

Babies a year
27
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#882
up from #994
UK popularity
#1197
27 babies

How Emi has moved

US popularity rank, 2024–2025. Lower is more popular.
#800#938#1076202420252025#882

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YearUS rank
2024#994
2025#882

Emi by the numbers

In 2025, 27 babies in England and Wales were named Emi. In the US, 119 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.

Its American peak was 198 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Emi. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Emawhole; universal; short form of Emma37 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Emmiwhole, universal; a form of Emma18 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Emywhole; a form of Emma7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Evilife; a form of Eve4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Esiborn on sunday5 in the US (2017)
  • Eriblessing; a form of Japanese name4 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Emi

Names that are said the same way as Emi, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Emmywhole or universal; diminutive of Emilia or Emma105 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Emmiewhole or universal; diminutive of Emma248 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Eimy48 in the US (2017)
  • Emie31 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Eymi15 in the US (2017)
  • Eimmy5 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean beauty

Like Emi, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
  • Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
  • Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
  • Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
  • Annabellegrace and beauty combined form2,601 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a blessing

Like Emi, each of these has a blessing in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
  • Bennettblessed3,273 in the US (2017)
  • Gwendolynfair bow or blessed ring816 in the US (2017)
  • Edithblessed riches or wealthy in war390 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Gwenwhite, fair, blessed315 in the US (2017)
  • Ayangift or blessing255 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Emi

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