Emmy

Meaning and origin of Emmy

Popularity of Emmy in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2012.
• Over recent years, Emmy has been falling (−4.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Emmy every 2 schools, all spellings combined.

Emmy in English-speaking countries

Emmy ranks 253^rd in Scotland and 298^th in New Zealand, against 128^th in France.

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  298^th girls’ name38 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,105

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  253^rd girls’ name43 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,265

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

  442^nd girls’ name23 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,726

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  327^th girls’ name36 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,801

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  489^th girls’ name72 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,146+5.4% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  357^th girls’ name10 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,251

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  465^th girls’ name1,987 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,432+2.6% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  459^th girls’ name266 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,887+4.2% a year

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

Same sound, other spellings

• Émmy20
• Emy2,650
• Émy380
• Emi (in French)85
• Émi (in French)20
• Emmi10
• Émï (in French)5
• Hémy5

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 Emmy

• Elsa
• Eline
• Ella
• Billie
• Mathilde
• Anouk
• Eloïse
• Charline
• Fanta
• Mahaut
• Mina
• Louisa

See also

• →French names of Germanic origin