Emma

Emma: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “whole, universal”
Origin: Germanic
Say it: EM-ə · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Germanic ermen meaning 'whole' or 'universal'. It was borne by medieval queens and revived broadly in the modern era.

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How popular is Emma?

20244,056 per million US babies

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Babies named Emma in 202413,501

2024 rank#2 girls

Peak year1885

Total US babies since 1880765,264

Emma has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Emma

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Emmettuniversal; whole · English
Emmieuniversal; whole · English
Emmalynnmodern blend of Emma and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
Emawhole; universal · Germanic
Emmetuniversal · English
Emmiwhole, universal · Germanic
EmmaleeEmma plus Lee · American (modern coinage)
Ameliawork · Germanic

Emma questions

What does the name Emma mean?

Emma means "whole, universal". It comes from Germanic. From Germanic ermen meaning 'whole' or 'universal'. It was borne by medieval queens and revived broadly in the modern era.

Is Emma a boy or girl name?

Emma is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Emma?

13,501 US babies were named Emma in 2024. Its peak year was 1885.

How do you pronounce Emma?

Emma is usually pronounced EM-ə.

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.