Emmie
“diminutive of Emma, from the Germanic ermin, immense”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Germanic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 725th
- births in 2023–2025
- 180
- babies born in France
- 1 in 10,101
- −7.5% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 2011
Meaning and origin of Emmie
Emmie is thought to mean “diminutive of Emma, from the Germanic ermin, immense” and is of Germanic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Emmie in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2011.
- Over recent years, Emmie has been falling (−7.5% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Emmie every 13 schools, all spellings combined.
Emmie in English-speaking countries
Emmie ranks 129th in Northern Ireland, 156th in Scotland and 179th in Ireland, against 725th in France.
- Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
129th girls’ name50 babies in 3 years1 girl in 450
- ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
156th girls’ name81 babies in 3 years1 girl in 671+10.8% a year
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
179th girls’ name78 babies in 3 years1 girl in 831+14.5% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
200th girls’ name722 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,063+4.3% a year
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
852nd girls’ name38 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,066
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
727th girls’ name1,154 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,187−4.1% a year
- British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
783rd girls’ name6 babies in 3 years1 girl in 6,617
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: 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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