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The baby name Emma is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɛmə/ (EM-ə).

Emma is Germanic in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Germanic
Pronunciation: /ˈɛmə/ (EM-ə)

What is the meaning of the name Emma ?

The baby name Emma is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɛmə/ (EM-ə).

Emma is Germanic in Origin.

Emma is a Germanic name from the element ermen/irmin, meaning “whole” or “universal.” It began as a short form of compound names such as Ermentrud(e), Irmgard, and Ermenhild; medieval variants include Hemma and Imma. Introduced to England by the Normans, it was borne by Queen Emma of Normandy and by saints like Hemma of Gurk, securing widespread medieval use. After a period of decline, the name revived in the 18th–19th centuries and gained fresh visibility with Jane Austen’s Emma (1815). Since the late 20th century, Emma has frequently ranked at or near the top in many European and English-speaking countries.

Variants include Hemma, Imma, and Ema (in several languages); extended forms Emmeline/Emmaline and Emeline/Emaline. Diminutives and nicknames: Em, Emmy/Emmie, Emy. Though often associated, Emily and Emilia are etymologically distinct. The underlying sense of completeness lends Emma a succinct, enduring elegance.

Emma has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Emma

Emma Watson Actor · Born 1990 · United Kingdom Emma Watson is best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series. She has also starred in movies like The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Beauty and the Beast. Besides acting, Emma is an advocate for women's rights and has worked with the United Nations on gender equality initiatives. Emma Goldman Politician · Born 1869 · United States Emma Goldman was a political activist and writer known for her passionate advocacy of anarchism and social justice in the United States. She played a significant role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in the early 20th century and was a prominent figure in the labor movement. Her works include the influential book 'Anarchism and Other Essays'. Emma Stone Actor · Born 1988 · United States Emma Stone is an American actor best known for her role in the film 'La La Land', where she played an aspiring actress named Mia. She also starred in 'Easy A' and 'The Help', showcasing her versatility and talent in both comedic and dramatic roles.
Emma Thompson Actor · Born 1959 · United Kingdom Emma Thompson is a British actor known for her roles in films like 'Sense and Sensibility' and 'Love Actually'. She has won several awards for her performances, including an Academy Award for Best Actress. Emma is also recognized for her work as a screenwriter and her role in the 'Harry Potter' series as Professor Trelawney. Emma Roberts Actor · Born 1991 · United States Emma Roberts is an American actor best known for her roles in films like 'We're the Millers' and 'Nerve'. She gained fame for her performance in the TV series 'American Horror Story'. Born in 1991, she has become a prominent figure in Hollywood. Emma Bunton Actor · Born 1976 · United Kingdom Emma Bunton is best known as Baby Spice from the Spice Girls, the iconic British pop group that took the world by storm in the 1990s. She contributed to hit songs like 'Wannabe' and '2 Become 1'. Beyond music, Emma has also worked as a television presenter and radio host in the United Kingdom.

Celebrity babies named Emma

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Emma Walton Hamilton Julie Andrews singer
Emma Roberts Eric Roberts television actor
Emma Schweiger Dana Schweiger model Til Schweiger television actor
Emma Frances Gough Michael Gough television actor
Emma Grimm Anke Engelke singer

Emma – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Norway Girls 2025 #1 386 453
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 874
Germany Girls 2025 #1 411
Switzerland Girls 2024 #1 377 1,786
NL Girls 2014 #2 704 73
Belgium Girls 2024 #2 455 424
United States Girls 2024 #2 13,485 8,487
Austria Girls 2024 #2 523 60
France Girls 2021 #3 3,202 3,185
Canada Girls 2024 #3 1,358 2,795
ET 0 #6 1 246
KH Girls 0 #6 1 148
FJ Girls 0 #8 2 583
IT Girls 2024 #9 2,539 47
New Zealand Girls 2010 #10 228 98
BF 0 #10 1 188
BI 0 #11 2 425
KR Girls 0 #15 1 572
BF Girls 0 #16 2 315
SV Girls 0 #16 3 458
BW 0 #18 2 960
BN 0 #21 11 2,297
HN 0 #22 1 704
HT Girls 0 #22 2 950
MT 0 #29 15 1,767
NA 0 #30 4 2,537
MV Girls 0 #32 4 2,021
HN Girls 0 #33 6 884
HT Boys 0 #34 1 903
TM Girls 0 #35 1 574
BN Girls 0 #36 79 5,459
DK Girls 0 #36 1,080 7,429
EE 0 #37 1 1,051
Finland Girls 2026 #38 15,476 3,895
ID 0 #38 2 2,238
MO 0 #38 15 2,706
CM 0 #41 15 2,592
CN Girls 0 #41 806 8,829
NA Girls 0 #41 270 7,146
MT Girls 0 #49 126 3,773
TW Girls 0 #49 348 8,139
Iceland Girls 2023 #52 524 60
LU 0 #53 14 2,830
TW 0 #53 48 4,523
Sweden Girls 2022 #54 186 1,568
CY 0 #54 7 1,632
PR 0 #54 2 1,497
CN 0 #56 30 3,857
Finland Girls 0 #58 2,228 1,368
PH Girls 0 #66 513 13,098
AO 0 #69 9 2,729
AZ Girls 0 #69 7 1,051
IN 0 #70 2 2,963
AL 0 #72 5 2,372
JP 0 #73 5 4,057
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
MV Boys 0 #76 4 3,375
Finland 0 #77 525 830
BG 0 #81 2 1,799
PH 0 #81 16 5,607
ID Girls 0 #82 17 3,319
CY Girls 0 #83 39 3,755
QA 0 #83 18 7,011
LT 0 #85 4 949
MD Girls 0 #85 8 865
DK 0 #90 145 5,198
JM 0 #90 4 3,714
GE Girls 0 #91 14 1,564
AF Girls 0 #93 2 2,402
KZ 0 #93 2 1,452
NG Boys 0 #97 5,511 16,906
OM 0 #99 18 6,215
EC 0 #100 16 2,502
EE Girls 0 #100 39 1,888
SD 0 #101 2 2,130
MY Girls 0 #102 2,997 24,821
KW 0 #106 11 5,216
PR Girls 0 #106 57 3,171
LU Girls 0 #108 83 4,850
HU 0 #109 7 1,675
MO Girls 0 #109 161 7,056
NL Girls 0 #109 3,672 5,933
BW Boys 0 #110 40 4,685
GH Boys 0 #115 510 8,138
AE 0 #117 61 10,220
PA 0 #117 14 3,797
NG 0 #118 153 5,926
BW Girls 0 #120 29 4,216
HU Girls 0 #122 130 3,308
GH Girls 0 #123 340 6,973
MU 0 #125 12 3,613
CR 0 #127 32 5,526
GR 0 #128 8 3,911
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
GH 0 #131 128 5,396
IQ 0 #132 2 3,533
RS Girls 0 #132 6 1,651
BN Boys 0 #137 3 6,332
QA Girls 0 #137 191 15,378
JO 0 #138 3 2,158
GR Girls 0 #150 95 6,293
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
NL 0 #152 291 2,481
HK Girls 0 #153 1,020 16,104
AE Girls 0 #154 509 20,968
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
IT Girls 0 #156 17,027 9,415
SI Girls 0 #159 16 2,769
Spain Girls 0 #161 4,010 5,561
KW Girls 0 #161 433 19,177
AR 0 #167 20 2,915
HR 0 #169 11 2,081
HR Girls 0 #172 149 3,687
AL Girls 0 #173 51 4,141
HU Boys 0 #173 2 3,954
RU 0 #174 16 3,641
BO Girls 0 #176 916 9,488
PR Boys 0 #176 3 2,508
LT Girls 0 #177 18 1,904
MT Boys 0 #177 3 4,064
UY 0 #177 6 2,477
EC Girls 0 #178 62 3,650
MX Girls 0 #179 5,457 17,781
CZ 0 #182 5 3,154
SG Girls 0 #184 620 18,916
RU Girls 0 #185 567 11,913
AO Girls 0 #189 21 4,575
MY 0 #192 146 12,352
BG Girls 0 #193 31 3,559
Austria 0 #194 20 850
Spain 0 #197 340 2,326
PS 0 #197 22 5,692
CM Boys 0 #198 600 12,054
CZ Girls 0 #200 165 5,378
Austria Girls 0 #202 292 1,885
OM Girls 0 #205 197 15,987
CM Girls 0 #206 481 11,671
JP Girls 0 #208 38 6,592
SG 0 #210 60 11,010
PL 0 #211 2 2,600
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
BD 0 #217 11 5,992
LU Boys 0 #219 2 4,970
AO Boys 0 #223 20 5,568
IR 0 #224 8 4,221
HK 0 #226 131 8,483
JM Girls 0 #227 33 7,507
ZA Girls 0 #232 2,714 25,928
KZ Girls 0 #234 88 5,862
PT 0 #235 12 4,161
PA Girls 0 #237 289 9,861
IL 0 #241 34 6,291
EC Boys 0 #244 3 3,322
ZA 0 #244 208 14,421
NA Boys 0 #246 8 6,830
MX 0 #247 178 8,339
CR Girls 0 #249 360 11,342
PL Girls 0 #250 112 5,096
PE Girls 0 #253 1,757 14,861
PE 0 #253 58 6,350
MU Girls 0 #255 97 8,539
TW Boys 0 #255 2 7,111
AR Girls 0 #258 580 8,289
HR Boys 0 #258 2 3,997
SA 0 #260 36 10,560
AR Boys 0 #263 295 7,628
IT 0 #266 894 4,183
GR Boys 0 #268 6 6,912
Germany Girls 0 #270 1,132 4,949
GT 0 #275 40 5,948
BO 0 #278 104 6,868
CO Girls 0 #278 2,573 16,140
JO Girls 0 #281 45 7,570
PS Girls 0 #287 274 10,981
Canada Boys 1998 #289 5 1,858
JM Boys 0 #292 2 6,876
IL Girls 0 #294 421 11,648
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
CN Boys 0 #299 21 9,639
JP Boys 0 #299 5 7,909
CZ Boys 0 #300 6 6,530
AL Boys 0 #301 3 5,122
GT Girls 0 #302 226 7,500
SA Girls 0 #303 886 25,931
SD Girls 0 #306 40 7,678
SD Boys 0 #312 136 10,523
DK Boys 0 #329 4 7,401
PT Girls 0 #331 128 7,952
IR Girls 0 #332 212 8,334
CL Girls 0 #334 858 14,098
PL Boys 0 #334 7 6,459
UY Girls 0 #334 201 6,731
Germany 0 #342 98 2,542
MU Boys 0 #346 12 8,477
BD Girls 0 #347 40 8,413
BR 0 #356 5 5,969
YE 0 #363 19 8,639
EG 0 #367 34 6,387
CL 0 #370 42 6,867
France Boys 2001 #372 4 2,316
PT Boys 0 #378 4 7,951
UY Boys 0 #380 20 5,922
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
CO 0 #393 88 7,768
PH Boys 0 #404 5 11,440
IQ Girls 0 #407 98 11,303
BH 0 #416 138 17,937
LY 0 #426 111 12,703
Austria Boys 0 #430 13 2,180
NG Girls 0 #432 449 15,093
GT Boys 0 #456 19 7,625
CR Boys 0 #460 28 10,188
RU Boys 0 #490 16 12,621
EG Girls 0 #498 592 14,742
PA Boys 0 #498 8 9,305
HK Boys 0 #516 12 12,905
LB 0 #523 136 13,263
PS Boys 0 #533 16 10,655
IR Boys 0 #558 8 10,162
TN 0 #571 286 13,765
BO Boys 0 #572 21 9,244
IN Girls 0 #587 45 13,121
BD Boys 0 #600 6 10,045
DZ 0 #606 728 20,130
IL Boys 0 #619 7 10,983
CL Boys 0 #643 23 13,390
SY 0 #651 78 11,684
IQ Boys 0 #654 14 13,071
MX Boys 0 #654 348 16,355
MA 0 #664 552 20,986
QA Boys 0 #677 31 18,093
SG Boys 0 #683 15 17,960
KW Boys 0 #746 24 18,755
BR Boys 0 #778 8 12,213
CO Boys 0 #802 119 15,656
EG Boys 0 #840 47 15,035
PE Boys 0 #846 33 14,506
Spain Boys 0 #857 74 5,610
OM Boys 0 #864 18 17,948
United States Boys 2024 #877 16 7,044
BR Girls 0 #888 54 12,708
ZA Boys 0 #888 297 25,619
NL Boys 0 #901 51 5,873
Germany Boys 0 #912 41 5,697
AE Boys 0 #993 100 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,027 85 25,439
TR 0 #1,029 183 19,440
IN Boys 0 #1,034 6 16,750
IT Boys 0 #1,144 330 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,569 46 28,008

Emma is popular in 103 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
NL
Ireland
Scotland, United Kingdom

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People also ask about Emma

Emma is predominantly a girl's name.
Emma is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈɛmə/ (EM-ə).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Em, Emme, Emmy, Emmie and Ema.
Yes, very popular — Emma ranked #1 in Norway in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 17 countries.
Emma ranks highest in Norway (#1 in 2025).
Emma's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #1 in 2015 to #1 in 2025 in Ireland.
Yes — 24 notable people named Emma are in our database, including Emma Watson (Actor), Emma Goldman (Politician), Emma Stone (Actor).
Yes — at least 5 celebrity couples have chosen Emma for their child, including Julie Andrews.