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Emma

“Whole; universal” — Germanic origin

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

Emma has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #1 (2008) · 776,439 babies named Emma all-time · 1 in 130 girls born in 2025.

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. 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 3,496 notable people named Emma:

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

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