Emma
A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning whole, universal.
Babies a year
19,752
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#3
down from #2
UK popularity
#85
536 babies · down from #69
How Emma has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #1 |
| 2016 | #1 |
| 2017 | #1 |
| 2018 | #1 |
| 2019 | #2 |
| 2020 | #2 |
| 2021 | #2 |
| 2022 | #2 |
| 2023 | #2 |
| 2024 | #2 |
| 2025 | #3 |
In 2025, 536 babies in England and Wales were named Emma. In the US, 19,752 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Emma was most common in 1880, when it went to 2.05% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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