girl · germanic
Emma
say it em-uh
What Emma means
- Germanic whole, universal
How popular it is
In the top 100 in 35 countries.
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 1 in Switzerland (2025)
- no. 1 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 1 in France (2019)
- no. 1 in Norway (2020)
- no. 1 in Argentina (2020)
- no. 1 in Luxembourg (2014)
- no. 1 in Monaco (2022)
- no. 1 in the Netherlands (2022)
In the United States it was most popular around 1880.
Other forms
Emmy, Ema, Imma
Names with a similar meaning
Aaliyah Kamila Emmie Maxine Alea Alayah Asma Romi Maliyah Kaliyah Irma Liyah
Emma in stories
- Emma: Emma Woodhouse, Austen's handsome, clever matchmaker
- Madame Bovary: Emma Bovary, Flaubert's restless dreamer
- X-Men: Emma Frost, the White Queen
- Friends: Emma Geller-Green, Ross and Rachel's daughter
- Emma: Emma Woodhouse, the meddling matchmaker