Emi

“Meaning not established”

Girl's name · #881 in the US (2025) · Trending

Emi has appeared in US records since 1916 — best rank #881 (2025) · 4,360 babies named Emi all-time · 1 in 5,300 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,500 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 4,500 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 5,700 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Emis

Emi Yamamoto — Japanese association football player
Emi Nakajima — Japanese association football player
Emi Shinohara — Japanese voice actress (1963–2024)
Emi Takei — Japanese actress and model
Emi Wada — Japanese costume designer (1937–2021)

In stories & tradition

Emi Isuzu — Tenjho Tenge
Emi — spirit
Emi Namba — The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls · The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage

What Emis become

Among 276 notable people named Emi:

Entertainers appear 3.55× more often than among typical names — e.g. Emi Shinohara, Japanese voice actress (1963–2024).

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