Emma

Meaning and origin of Emma

Popularity of Emma in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2005.
• Over recent years, Emma has been falling (−6.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Emma every 1.2 schools, all spellings combined.

Emma in English-speaking countries

Emma ranks 2^nd in British Columbia (Canada), 2^nd in United States and 4^th in Ontario (Canada), against 6^th in France.

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  2^nd girls’ name510 babies in 3 years1 girl in 78−3.1% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  4^th girls’ name1,513 babies in 3 years1 girl in 102−6.2% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  2^nd girls’ name39,868 babies in 3 years1 girl in 121−4.5% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  21^st girls’ name507 babies in 3 years1 girl in 128−8.1% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  60^th girls’ name180 babies in 3 years1 girl in 233−8.8% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  56^th girls’ name212 babies in 3 years1 girl in 257−8.6% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  80^th girls’ name74 babies in 3 years1 girl in 304−13.7% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  73^rd girls’ name1,856 babies in 3 years1 girl in 414−5.4% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Emma and Émma are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Émma20
• Ema250
• Éma35
• Emmah10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Emma

• Charlie
• Louise
• Alice
• Adèle
• Lina
• Emy
• Alix
• Ella
• Charlotte
• Lou
• Emmy
• Elsa

See also

• →French names of Germanic origin
• 6^thTop 100 French girl names