The baby name Emi is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Japanese: EH-mee (/e.mi/). English: EM-ee (/ˈɛmi/) or AY-mee (/ˈeɪmi/).
The baby name Emi is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Japanese: EH-mee (/e.mi/). English: EM-ee (/ˈɛmi/) or AY-mee (/ˈeɪmi/).
Emi is English, Japanese in Origin.
Emi is a cross-cultural feminine name best known from Japanese, where it’s pronounced “EH-mee” and written with diverse kanji. Meanings shift by characters: 恵美 “blessed beauty,” 絵美 “picture/painting + beauty,” 江美 “inlet + beauty,” 笑美 “smiling beauty,” among others; the common noun 笑み (emi) also means “smile.” It appears both as an independent given name and as a short form of Emiko.
Use widened in the later 20th century in Japan and has traveled internationally through the Japanese diaspora and global pop culture. In English-speaking countries, Emi sometimes functions as a streamlined variant of Emmy/Emmie and as a pet form of Emily or Emilia. Related forms and spellings include Emy, Emmy, Emmie, Emmi (Finnish), and the Japanese compound names Emiko and Emi- combinations. The name’s appeal lies in its bright, gentle sound and kanji-enabled layers of auspicious meaning.
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| Name | Last Name(s) | Mother | Mother famous for | Fame Level | Father | Father famous for | Fame Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emi | De Sica | Vittorio De Sica | film producer | ★★★★★ |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2018 | #1 | — | 934 |
| FJ | 0 | #6 | 1 | 374 | |
| JP | 0 | #22 | 59 | 4,057 | |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #33 | 469 | 6,592 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| ID | 0 | #38 | 2 | 2,238 | |
| AZ | 0 | #42 | 2 | 706 | |
| MO | 0 | #51 | 2 | 2,706 | |
| AL | 0 | #55 | 21 | 2,372 | |
| CY | 0 | #59 | 2 | 1,632 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #75 | 1 | 1,051 |
| BG | 0 | #75 | 8 | 1,799 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #75 | 24 | 3,319 |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| SI | 0 | #79 | 2 | 1,612 | |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #81 | 1 | 756 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #84 | 188 | 4,141 |
| LT | 0 | #88 | 1 | 949 | |
| TW | 0 | #89 | 12 | 4,523 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #92 | 15 | 5,459 |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #97 | 150 | 3,559 |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| QA | 0 | #103 | 4 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #107 | 2 | 1,564 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #109 | 2 | 2,055 |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| KW | 0 | #119 | 3 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #120 | 6 | 3,755 |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #127 | 5 | 1,400 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #129 | 3 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #129 | 7 | 3,911 | |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #130 | 6 | 1,786 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #132 | 4 | 4,130 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #134 | 6 | 6,332 |
| MU | 0 | #135 | 3 | 3,613 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #136 | 2 | 1,651 |
| UY | 0 | #137 | 41 | 2,477 | |
| AR | 0 | #146 | 41 | 2,915 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #150 | 2 | 2,166 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 2,277 |
| CR | 0 | #160 | 6 | 5,526 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #162 | 13 | 2,769 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #166 | 2 | 3,171 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #177 | 3 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #178 | 2 | 1,568 |
| AE | 0 | #181 | 7 | 10,220 | |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #183 | 8 | 4,850 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #186 | 389 | 5,922 |
| RU | 0 | #191 | 4 | 3,641 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #195 | 6 | 1,904 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #197 | 106 | 5,122 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #198 | 45 | 6,293 |
| PL | 0 | #199 | 14 | 2,600 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #200 | 228 | 5,096 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #203 | 527 | 7,628 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #204 | 20 | 3,308 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #204 | 8 | 3,402 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #210 | 67 | 8,139 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #214 | 7 | 3,850 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #215 | 3 | 4,575 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #217 | 23 | 3,650 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #223 | 4 | 5,692 | |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #233 | 5 | 7,146 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #239 | 13 | 7,056 |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #240 | 2,149 | 5,561 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #243 | 4 | 3,322 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #245 | 5 | 5,568 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #252 | 8 | 3,997 |
| NG | 0 | #252 | 13 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #255 | 13 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #255 | 15 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #268 | 18 | 2,795 |
| IL | 0 | #275 | 8 | 6,291 | |
| SA | 0 | #279 | 17 | 10,560 | |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #280 | 10 | 3,687 |
| GT | 0 | #284 | 31 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #285 | 32 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #291 | 40 | 12,352 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #292 | 5 | 6,578 |
| PE | 0 | #296 | 15 | 6,350 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #301 | 20 | 5,862 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #306 | 415 | 8,289 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #313 | 12 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #313 | 13 | 7,570 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #316 | 36 | 8,539 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #318 | 28 | 7,678 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #323 | 13 | 6,459 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #326 | 4 | 7,429 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #328 | 5 | 7,401 |
| Spain | 0 | #330 | 123 | 2,326 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 11 | 5,378 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #331 | 207 | 6,731 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #338 | 12 | 8,829 |
| HK | 0 | #339 | 10 | 8,483 | |
| YE | 0 | #341 | 41 | 8,639 | |
| BO | 0 | #349 | 33 | 6,868 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #358 | 4 | 8,138 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #360 | 37 | 15,987 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #364 | 23 | 8,413 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #364 | 6 | 8,477 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #367 | 39 | 3,185 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #368 | 53 | 1,885 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #369 | 22 | 13,098 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #378 | 4 | 7,951 |
| EG | 0 | #379 | 22 | 6,387 | |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #380 | 12 | 1,368 |
| NL | 0 | #381 | 11 | 2,481 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #386 | 122 | 7,500 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| CL | 0 | #394 | 18 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #395 | 19 | 8,339 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #407 | 126 | 11,342 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| Germany | 0 | #413 | 25 | 2,542 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #415 | 67 | 9,861 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #420 | 204 | 9,488 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #428 | 15 | 2,180 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #438 | 14 | 7,952 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #459 | 128 | 18,916 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #460 | 7 | 10,523 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #463 | 12 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #463 | 19 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #465 | 16 | 7,768 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #467 | 49 | 19,177 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #472 | 34 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #473 | 26 | 11,913 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #475 | 13 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #486 | 19 | 11,303 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #489 | 65 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #493 | 31 | 10,981 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #497 | 594 | 14,742 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #505 | 36 | 11,671 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #506 | 110 | 16,104 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #507 | 24 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #507 | 29 | 12,703 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #511 | 383 | 14,098 |
| BH | 0 | #522 | 32 | 17,937 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #530 | 23 | 10,162 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #531 | 584 | 16,355 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #544 | 446 | 5,610 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #545 | 73 | 11,648 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1,588 | 9,415 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #552 | 6 | 12,905 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #553 | 497 | 24,821 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #554 | 8 | 10,655 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #556 | 37 | 9,244 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #569 | 7 | 12,054 |
| IT | 0 | #576 | 140 | 4,183 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #578 | 280 | 4,949 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #593 | 15 | 10,983 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #601 | 5 | 10,045 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #604 | 62 | 13,390 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #614 | 18 | 13,121 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #617 | 375 | 14,861 |
| LB | 0 | #643 | 16 | 13,263 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #659 | 259 | 8,487 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #660 | 128 | 15,093 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #683 | 453 | 16,140 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #686 | 53 | 3,895 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #687 | 11 | 17,960 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #693 | 5 | 13,071 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #695 | 241 | 25,931 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #697 | 11 | 18,093 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #712 | 581 | 17,781 |
| SY | 0 | #719 | 10 | 11,684 | |
| TN | 0 | #727 | 103 | 13,765 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #738 | 14 | 12,213 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #764 | 191 | 16,906 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #798 | 9 | 18,755 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #807 | 316 | 25,439 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #824 | 728 | 10,046 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #837 | 42 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #846 | 75 | 15,656 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #867 | 20 | 15,035 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #873 | 83 | 5,933 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #882 | 71 | 5,697 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #890 | 52 | 12,708 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| MA | 0 | #934 | 195 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #972 | 205 | 20,130 | |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #988 | 14 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,066 | 27 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,102 | 40 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,109 | 103 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,264 | 9 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,563 | 52 | 28,008 |
Emi is popular in 88 countries — most recent births per country:
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