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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.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English, Japanese
Pronunciation: Japanese: EH-mee (/e.mi/). English: EM-ee (/ˈɛmi/) or AY-mee (/ˈeɪmi/)

What is the meaning of the name Emi ?

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.

Emi has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Emi

Emi Shinohara Actor · Born 1963 · Japan Emi Shinohara is a Japanese actress best known for her voice role as Sailor Jupiter in the popular anime series Sailor Moon. She has also voiced characters in other anime such as Ranma ½ and Yu Yu Hakusho. Her work has made her a prominent figure in the world of anime voice acting. Emi Takei Actor · Born 1993 · Japan Emi Takei is a Japanese actress and model best known for her film and TV work in Japan. She is known for roles in Rurouni Kenshin, The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma, and Asuko March!.

Celebrity babies named Emi

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Emi De Sica Vittorio De Sica film producer ★★★★★

Emi – Popularity by country

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:

France
Canada
United States
Switzerland
Sweden

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People also ask about Emi

Emi is predominantly a girl's name.
Emi is a 2 syllable name, pronounced Japanese: EH-mee (/e.mi/). English: EM-ee (/ˈɛmi/) or AY-mee (/ˈeɪmi/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Emmie, Emmi, Emy, Eimi, Emii and Aimi.
Across languages, Emi has these equivalents: Emily (English), Amy / Aimée (English/French), Aimi (Japanese).
Yes, very popular — Emi ranked #1 in Ireland in 2018, and appears in official birth registries across 9 countries.
Emi ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2018).
Emi's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #378 in 2011 to #367 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 2 notable people named Emi are in our database, including Emi Shinohara (Actor), Emi Takei (Actor).
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Emi for their child, including Vittorio De Sica.