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Emmy

Gender

Female

Origin

Latin
Hardworking. Variant of Emily.
French
Rival
German
Work; universal

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Word

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Emmy

Pronunciation

e(m)-my

Famous People

Actress Emmy Rossum, Actress Emmy Clarke

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #445, 695 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025695
2024690
2023599
2022623
2021571
2020585
2019640
2018580
2017496
2016480

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #393, 112 births); most recent 2025 (rank #396, 105 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025105
202476
202385
202294
202194
202081
201961
201894
201784
201676

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #84, 812 births); most recent 2023 (rank #122, 470 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023470
2022562
2021635
2020617
2019642
2018700
2017673
2016717
2015714
2014781

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #248, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #379, 10 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202510
202417
20239
20229
20219
202017
20194
20188
20177
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #178, 23 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202523
20249
202311
202217
202110
202013
201911
20189
201713
201614

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #229, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #334, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20254
20246
2023–
20225
20214
2020–
20193
2018–
20174
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #271, 14 births); most recent 2023 (rank #348, 9 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20239
20227
20217
202010
201914
201813
201714
20166
20159
20147

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence