The baby name Em is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ɛm/ ("EM").
The baby name Em is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ɛm/ ("EM").
Em is in Origin.
Em is a minimalist, unisex short form used in English for a wide range of Em- names, including Emma, Emily, Emilia, Emmeline, Emerson, and Emmanuel/Emmanuelle. Its meanings therefore vary with the source: from Germanic ermin “whole, universal” (Emma), to Latin Aemilia “rival, eager” (Emily/Emilia), to Hebrew Immanuel “God is with us” (Emmanuel). In Vietnamese, em is a common term of endearment meaning “younger sibling” or a younger beloved, and it is occasionally adopted as a given name in the diaspora.
As a stand‑alone name, Em appears in records from the 19th century and in literature - famously as Aunt Em in L. Frank Baum’s Oz. It has gained modern appeal as a crisp, nonbinary-friendly choice in the UK, US, and Australia. Variants and nicknames include Emm, Emme, Emmie, and Ems; related long forms span Emma, Emily, Emilia, Emmeline, Emerson, and Emmanuel.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Girls | 0 | #1 | 5,001 | 10,981 |
| KH | Girls | 0 | #5 | 2 | 148 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #15 | 3,807 | 11,648 |
| BW | 0 | #19 | 1 | 960 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #21 | 2,147 | 7,570 |
| ET | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 678 |
| KR | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 897 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #33 | 3 | 2,021 |
| EE | 0 | #37 | 1 | 1,051 | |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| LB | 0 | #40 | 3,136 | 13,263 | |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| GE | 0 | #44 | 1 | 997 | |
| MO | 0 | #51 | 2 | 2,706 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #66 | 12 | 3,375 |
| PH | 0 | #68 | 29 | 5,607 | |
| AL | 0 | #75 | 2 | 2,372 | |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| CN | 0 | #85 | 2 | 3,857 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #90 | 5 | 2,402 |
| QA | 0 | #90 | 11 | 7,011 | |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| JO | 0 | #103 | 35 | 2,158 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| PS | 0 | #104 | 120 | 5,692 | |
| KW | 0 | #106 | 11 | 5,216 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #107 | 2 | 1,564 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #112 | 3 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #118 | 4 | 6,215 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #128 | 4 | 1,400 |
| IQ | 0 | #130 | 4 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #131 | 9 | 6,332 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #132 | 4 | 4,130 |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #137 | 13 | 4,685 |
| PA | 0 | #137 | 2 | 3,797 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #149 | 3 | 4,216 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #149 | 3 | 2,166 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #152 | 2 | 3,773 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 2,277 |
| AE | 0 | #162 | 16 | 10,220 | |
| CR | 0 | #163 | 3 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #176 | 2 | 2,769 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #178 | 2 | 1,568 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| IL | 0 | #182 | 95 | 6,291 | |
| CZ | 0 | #183 | 4 | 3,154 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| AR | 0 | #191 | 3 | 2,915 | |
| PL | 0 | #193 | 20 | 2,600 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #197 | 4 | 1,904 |
| SY | 0 | #197 | 1,329 | 11,684 | |
| DK | 0 | #200 | 7 | 5,198 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #207 | 17 | 5,842 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #209 | 3 | 3,402 |
| BD | 0 | #210 | 18 | 5,992 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #213 | 105 | 15,378 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #215 | 3 | 4,575 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #216 | 2,492 | 14,742 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 4,970 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 3,850 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #224 | 4 | 4,141 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #226 | 6 | 3,559 |
| IR | 0 | #228 | 4 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #233 | 19 | 7,056 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #234 | 4 | 7,146 |
| GH | 0 | #244 | 5 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #246 | 4 | 5,568 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #246 | 6 | 6,592 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #247 | 115 | 5,096 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #248 | 6 | 6,830 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #248 | 89 | 6,459 |
| SA | 0 | #248 | 48 | 10,560 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #249 | 2 | 4,161 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #252 | 5 | 7,111 |
| SG | 0 | #255 | 15 | 11,010 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #259 | 133 | 13,098 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #262 | 15 | 8,139 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #268 | 7 | 3,535 |
| NG | 0 | #269 | 4 | 5,926 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #270 | 47 | 7,429 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #274 | 5 | 7,507 |
| EG | 0 | #285 | 124 | 6,387 | |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #287 | 8 | 3,687 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #290 | 15 | 6,530 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #291 | 3 | 6,876 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #293 | 85 | 7,057 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 3 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #295 | 9 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #305 | 37 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #309 | 22 | 12,352 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #314 | 70 | 11,440 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #318 | 28 | 7,678 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #327 | 5 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #328 | 5 | 7,401 |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #329 | 189 | 19,177 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #329 | 4 | 5,862 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #331 | 66 | 15,987 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #333 | 5 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #339 | 13 | 8,539 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #345 | 212 | 20,968 |
| HK | 0 | #349 | 9 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #351 | 9 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #353 | 9 | 8,138 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #357 | 728 | 25,931 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #358 | 201 | 10,655 |
| YE | 0 | #358 | 24 | 8,639 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #365 | 5 | 8,477 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #372 | 15 | 8,413 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #378 | 14 | 1,368 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #378 | 127 | 11,303 |
| NL | 0 | #379 | 13 | 2,481 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| TN | 0 | #385 | 691 | 13,765 | |
| LY | 0 | #386 | 153 | 12,703 | |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #404 | 17 | 1,885 |
| Germany | 0 | #404 | 34 | 2,542 | |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #410 | 176 | 10,045 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #425 | 18 | 2,180 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #427 | 19 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #438 | 10 | 14,421 | |
| MX | 0 | #440 | 6 | 8,339 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #463 | 9 | 7,952 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #471 | 28 | 11,913 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #474 | 519 | 15,035 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #479 | 5 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #481 | 25 | 12,621 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #493 | 7 | 7,625 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #495 | 113 | 10,983 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #495 | 36 | 8,334 |
| BH | 0 | #496 | 58 | 17,937 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #500 | 6 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #504 | 7 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #505 | 6 | 10,188 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #506 | 47 | 10,162 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #511 | 17 | 12,905 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #511 | 8 | 9,861 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #518 | 15 | 11,342 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #518 | 69 | 18,916 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #533 | 4 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #536 | 6 | 7,500 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #537 | 14 | 12,054 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #553 | 8 | 11,671 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #566 | 50 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #602 | 10 | 9,488 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #614 | 9 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #626 | 5 | 8,289 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #626 | 42 | 13,071 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #650 | 5 | 13,121 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #651 | 15 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #651 | 57 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #654 | 44 | 17,960 |
| IT | 0 | #693 | 22 | 4,183 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #706 | 134 | 4,949 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #720 | 50 | 18,755 |
| MA | 0 | #734 | 426 | 20,986 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #763 | 24 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #804 | 149 | 5,697 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #808 | 74 | 17,948 |
| TR | 0 | #833 | 425 | 19,440 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #834 | 18 | 14,098 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #835 | 117 | 16,906 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #840 | 39 | 14,506 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #849 | 107 | 5,933 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #879 | 116 | 24,821 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #886 | 66 | 5,873 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #894 | 27 | 15,656 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #894 | 37 | 5,610 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #910 | 34 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #934 | 49 | 16,355 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #935 | 49 | 5,561 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #943 | 169 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #953 | 224 | 20,130 | |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #983 | 19 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,024 | 69 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,052 | 27 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,073 | 69 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,080 | 99 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,117 | 67 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,306 | 310 | 28,008 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,339 | 108 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,393 | 79 | 10,046 |
Em is popular in 85 countries — most recent births per country:
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