Emma

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Origin and meaning of Emma

Gender: Historical gender:: Usage over the past 5 years:

Girls - 99% (130,669 births)

Boys - 1% (145 births)

Source: US SSA data
girl Girl
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Origin:: German
Meaning:: Universal, whole
More info:: Emma originated as a nickname used for any names containing the Germanic element "ermen" which means "whole" or "universal".

Emma of Normandy was the name of the the second wife of both Ethelred II and Cnut the Great of Denmark. Her arrival in England most likely brought the name to England for the first time.

"Emma" is the title of a Jane Austen novel published in 1816. The main character, Emma Woodhouse, is a particularly unlikeable character, which was done on purpose by Austen.

Emma Bovary is the main character of the French novel "Madame Bovary".

Pronunciation:: EM mah

Variants:

Rating:: 1 Name Surveys

Popularity:: Ranks 2nd in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby girl names. Show popularity chart

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Popularity of Emma (Source: US SSA)

Rank

Overall Boys Girls

Year

Since 1880 Emma was chosen 553,141 times as a name, 551,599 times for girls and 1,542 times for boys

Year	Overall Rank	Girls Rank	Boys Rank	Girls Births	Boys Births
2012	2	2	4,704	20,791	20
2011	5	3	3,433	18,674	31
2010	6	3	5,281	17,179	17
2009	8	2	4,970	17,830	19
2008	7	1	5,838	18,765	15
2007	13	3	4,529	18,338	21
2006	11	2	4,257	19,092	22
2005	8	2	2,908	20,318	36
2004	8	2	1,394	21,591	102
2003	6	2	2,683	22,690	37
2002	25	4	4,970	16,520	15
2001	43	13	5,204	13,299	14
2000	53	17	4,854	12,533	15
1999	53	17	4,204	11,715	17
1998	61	22	5,573	10,426	11
1997	84	36	6,240	7,723	9
1996	111	53	8,256	6,124	6
1995	142	67	9,280	5,035	5
1994	159	75	9,243	4,744	5
1993	176	80	6,394	4,091	8
1992	220	104	-	3,193	-
1991	252	123	-	2,577	-
1990	262	130	5,508	2,410	9
1989	308	149	3,242	1,931	18
1988	320	160	4,246	1,782	11
1987	351	177	5,092	1,583	8
1986	414	211	7,037	1,254	5
1985	514	267	-	937	-
1984	643	342	5,126	673	7
1983	729	399	5,069	548	7
1982	742	411	6,645	558	5
1981	754	413	-	532	-
1980	760	416	-	533	-
1979	783	432	6,331	481	5
1978	814	454	-	437	-
1977	781	423	-	478	-
1976	826	458	-	420	-
1975	771	423	-	475	-
1974	741	407	-	494	-
1973	808	448	4,679	418	6
1972	787	427	-	454	-
1971	801	443	5,144	469	5
1970	772	422	-	525	-
1969	765	426	-	515	-
1968	765	427	4,307	492	5
1967	688	385	-	565	-
1966	655	364	-	620	-
1965	649	360	-	637	-
1964	618	343	-	769	-
1963	630	351	4,227	727	5
1962	599	332	3,132	794	8
1961	572	307	-	887	-
1960	545	297	-	979	-
1959	513	270	4,169	1,056	5
1958	500	266	-	1,087	-
1957	456	243	4,158	1,216	5
1956	422	226	3,304	1,346	7
1955	395	211	4,025	1,454	5
1954	379	202	3,258	1,527	7
1953	364	195	2,589	1,590	10
1952	345	179	-	1,716	-
1951	331	174	-	1,724	-
1950	299	154	3,844	1,897	5
1949	286	147	2,665	1,994	9
1948	272	138	3,091	2,100	7
1947	278	141	2,542	2,140	10
1946	256	131	2,445	2,070	10
1945	239	123	3,100	2,053	6
1944	227	118	2,019	2,248	13
1943	224	114	3,693	2,422	5
1942	204	108	1,760	2,603	17
1941	188	99	1,934	2,544	14
1940	177	94	1,444	2,606	22
1939	169	89	1,741	2,684	16
1938	177	96	1,633	2,669	18
1937	164	89	1,649	2,747	18
1936	157	85	1,828	2,830	15
1935	161	89	1,509	2,803	21
1934	154	85	1,300	2,935	27
1933	135	75	1,237	3,152	29
1932	136	76	1,665	3,327	19
1931	133	76	1,434	3,306	24
1930	127	73	1,662	3,557	20
1929	122	69	1,497	3,806	24
1928	117	67	1,726	4,018	20
1927	111	64	1,483	4,329	26
1926	106	60	1,577	4,477	23
1925	100	57	1,826	4,708	19
1924	101	57	1,635	4,899	23
1923	95	53	1,717	4,971	21
1922	91	50	2,072	5,013	16
1921	94	52	2,530	5,072	12
1920	87	46	2,826	5,238	10
1919	83	45	2,410	5,088	12
1918	84	46	1,776	5,323	19
1917	81	46	2,018	5,118	15
1916	77	41	1,794	5,217	17
1915	73	40	1,383	5,044	24
1914	71	39	2,012	3,970	11
1913	68	38	1,716	3,469	11
1912	58	35	1,656	3,357	10
1911	48	35	1,314	2,614	8
1910	46	34	738	2,606	17
1909	46	34	1,520	2,338	5
1908	41	30	-	2,357	-
1907	37	27	832	2,357	11
1906	38	28	955	2,224	8
1905	36	26	1,137	2,298	6
1904	32	22	699	2,313	12
1903	32	23	748	2,308	10
1902	27	18	704	2,514	11
1901	25	17	796	2,374	8
1900	21	13	521	3,095	21
1899	21	13	674	2,445	10
1898	21	13	830	2,788	8
1897	18	10	-	2,698	-
1896	16	10	688	2,872	11
1895	17	10	616	2,952	12
1894	15	9	525	2,937	15
1893	15	9	516	2,968	14
1892	13	7	613	3,128	12
1891	10	5	503	2,884	13
1890	11	5	466	2,980	16
1889	11	5	640	2,884	10
1888	10	4	472	3,087	17
1887	10	4	467	2,647	14
1886	9	3	582	2,764	11
1885	9	3	509	2,728	14
1884	10	3	675	2,587	9
1883	11	3	750	2,367	7
1882	14	3	778	2,303	7
1881	14	3	618	2,034	9
1880	15	3	613	2,003	10

Show all years since 1880 ▼

1880-89	11	3	607
1890-99	15	9	595
1900-09	32	23	799
1910-19	67	39	1601
1920-29	100	56	1932
1930-39	149	83	1546
1940-49	229	118	2448
1950-59	388	206	3530
1960-64	587	322	3680
1965-69	689	384	4307
1970-74	792	435	4912
1975-79	798	440	-
1980-84	746	410	5857
1985-89	400	204	5458
1990-94	228	109	5951
1995-99	100	45	7337
2000	53	17	4854
2001	43	13	5204
2002	25	4	4970
2003	6	2	2683
2004	8	2	1394
2005	8	2	2908
2006	11	2	4257
2007	13	3	4529
2008	7	1	5838
2009	8	2	4970
2010	6	3	5281
2011	5	3	3433
2012	2	2	4704

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Meaning of Emma: Emma originated as a nickname used for any names containing the Germanic element "ermen" which means "whole" or "universal"

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Popularity of Emma (Source: US SSA)

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