Baby name

Emma

Girl

Origin of the name

Emma comes from Imma, a name recorded in the 7th century, from the Germanic ermin or irmin, “whole, universal, immense.”

Comeback name

In 2003, Emma reached its peak: 22,719 girls, 1 baby in 167. Almost forgotten around 1974, with about 451 births a year, it has been climbing back since. Its rank in 2025: No. 3.

776,439births since 1880

2000sgeneration

No. 2rank at its peak, in 2003

Where babies named Emma are born

2003

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The darker the blue, the more common Emma is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Emma is most common in Nevada (1.6 times), Alaska (1.5) and Mississippi (1.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Erma 54,949
Gemma 26,042
Elma 21,703
Emmy 12,963
Jemma 8,002
Ema 4,857

Names from the same era

Grace · Abigail · Julia · Emily · Madison · Hannah

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