Emmy
A girls’ name of German origin, meaning whole or universal; diminutive of Emilia or Emma.
How Emmy has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #618 |
| 2016 | #622 |
| 2017 | #614 |
| 2018 | #540 |
| 2019 | #489 |
| 2020 | #516 |
| 2021 | #539 |
| 2022 | #507 |
| 2023 | #505 |
| 2024 | #453 |
| 2025 | #445 |
Emmy by the numbers
In 2025, 105 babies in England and Wales were named Emmy. In the US, 493 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 best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that come from Emilia
Like Emmy, each of these traces back to Emilia: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Emiliarival, eager832 in England and Wales (2025)
- Emilianorival or ambitious; masculine form of Emilia1,864 in the US (2017)
- Emelyrival; variant of Emilia or Emily743 in the US (2017)
- Emmelinework; a form of Emilia92 in England and Wales (2025)
- Emilierival or eager; a form of Emilia65 in England and Wales (2025)
- Emelynrival; a modern respelling of Emeline or Emilia106 in the US (2017)
- Emilynindustrious rival; a form of Emilia65 in the US (2017)
- Emalinework; a form of Emilia or Emiline55 in the US (2017)
Other names that come from Emma
Like Emmy, 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)
- 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)
- Emawhole; universal; short form of Emma37 in England and Wales (2025)
- 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)
- Emalynnwhole, universal and beloved; a blended form of Emma and Lynn69 in the US (2017)
Names that come from Emmy
Forms of Emmy in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
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