Emma
Girl nameEmma has been given to 778,172 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2003 and currently ranks #3 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈɛmə/
Brought to England by the Normans; short form of compound given names beginning with a Frankish prototheme Ermin- or Irmin- "entire", from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz.
Origin: Germanic languages
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
778,172
Peak year
2003 (22,756 babies)
Rank in 2025
#3 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -38%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Emma
Emma Watson
English model, activist, and former actress (born 1990)
Emma Goldman
Russian-born American anarchist (1869–1940)
Emma Thompson
British actress and screenwriter (born 1959)
Emma Roberts
American actress, singer, model and producer
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Emma.
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