Emmah
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning whole, universal; variant of Emma.
Babies a year
24
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Emmah by the numbers
Emmah was given to 24 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 78 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Emma
Like Emmah, each of these traces back to Emma: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Emmalynwhole and beloved; a blended form of Emma and Lynn644 in the US (2017)
- Emmywhole or universal; diminutive of Emilia or Emma105 in England and Wales (2025)
- Emmalynnwhole, universal; combination of Emma and Lynn302 in the US (2017)
- Emmalinewhole, universal; form of Emma297 in the US (2017)
- Emmaleewhole or universal; blend of Emma with -lee suffix227 in the US (2017)
- Emmewhole or universal; a form of Emma141 in the US (2017)
- Emmaleighbeloved; a form of Emma with suffix -leah121 in the US (2017)
- Emalynwhole and beloved; a blended form of Emma and Lynn103 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Emmah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Emmawhole, universal19,752 in the US (2017)
- Emiahgod is with us; a form of Jeremiah3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Emyah9 in the US (2017)
- Emmiewhole or universal; diminutive of Emma248 in England and Wales (2025)
- Esmaeesteemed or loved; a modern respelling of Esme306 in England and Wales (2025)
- Emaanfaith, belief120 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Emmah
Names that are said the same way as Emmah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Emawhole; universal; short form of Emma37 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Emmah
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