babyNamedEma
“universal, whole; variant spelling of Emma”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Germanic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 574th
- births in 2023–2025
- 285
- babies born in France
- 1 in 7,299
- −9.3% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 2010
Meaning and origin of Ema
Ema is thought to mean “universal, whole; variant spelling of Emma” and is of Germanic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Ema in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2010.
- Over recent years, Ema has been falling (−9.3% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ema every 1.2 schools, all spellings combined.
Ema in English-speaking countries
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
620th girls’ name15 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,323
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
956th girls’ name32 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,828
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
824th girls’ name132 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,817−1% a year
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
1,442nd girls’ name456 babies in 3 years1 girl in 10,597+2.6% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Ema and Éma are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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