Emma

“Whole; universal” — Germanic origin

Girl's name · #3 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Emma was #3 in 1880, slipped to #463, and is currently back at #3. It has spent 6 years as America's #1 name. Emma's short forms are Emmy, Em, and Emmie. About 640 girls a year are given Emmy as their full name. Popular twin pairings with Emma include Ella, Ava, and Abigail for girls, and Ethan, Jack, and Jacob for boys.

Around the world: #1 in Austria (2025) · #1 in Switzerland (2024) · #1 in Norway (2025) · #2 in Belgium (2025) · #2 in Germany (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states, the #1 girl's name in 1 of them. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Emmas

Emma Watson — English model, activist, and former actress (born 1990)
Emma Goldman — Russian-born American anarchist (1869–1940)
Emma Stone — American actress and producer
Emma Thompson — British actress and screenwriter (born 1959)
Emma Roberts — American actress, singer, model and producer

In stories & tradition

Emma Frost — Uncanny X-Men · X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men
Emma (Granny) — Looney Tunes
Emma Pillsbury — Glee

What Emmas become

Among 3,500 notable people named Emma:

Sports figures appear 1.39× more often than among typical names — e.g. Emma Raducanu, British tennis player (born 2002).

Similar names: Amelia · Emily · Gemma · Charlotte · Ella · Evelyn

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