Emi: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “beautiful blessing”
- Origin
- Japanese
- Say it
- EH-mee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Japanese feminine name with several possible kanji readings; a very common rendering is 美恵 meaning beautiful blessing/favor. Emi can also represent other kanji combinations, so meaning varies by writing.
How popular is Emi?
Babies named Emi in 2024259
2024 rank#994 girls
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18804,055
Emi is rising: use over the last five years is 1.5× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Emi
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Ayacolorful design; verse, sign · Japanese
- Hanaflower · Japanese
- Kairisea village · Japanese
- Noridoctrine, ceremony, law · Japanese
- Kyomiuncertain; depends on kanji · Japanese
- Kiyomipure beauty · Japanese
- Yunavaried by kanji; common readings include gentle or moon · Japanese
- Mikabeautiful fragrance · Japanese
Emi questions
What does the name Emi mean?
Emi means "beautiful blessing". It comes from Japanese. Japanese feminine name with several possible kanji readings; a very common rendering is 美恵 meaning beautiful blessing/favor. Emi can also represent other kanji combinations, so meaning varies by writing.
Is Emi a boy or girl name?
Emi is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Emi?
259 US babies were named Emi in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Emi?
Emi is usually pronounced EH-mee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.