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The baby name Em is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ɛm/ ("EM").

Gender: Female
Syllables: 1.0
Pronunciation: /ɛm/ ("EM")

What is the meaning of the name 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.

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Em – Popularity by country

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:

Sweden
AE
AF
AL
AO

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People also ask about Em

Em is predominantly a girl's name.
Em is a one syllable name, pronounced /ɛm/ ("EM").
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Emmy, Emmie, Emy, Emme and Eme.
Yes — Em ranked #178 in Sweden in 2022.
Em's popularity is declining. It moved from #171 in 2012 to #178 in 2022 in Sweden.