Ema

Meaning: Whole; universal
Origin: Variant of Emma (from Germanic)

Girl's name · #1349 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Ema is climbing: on the charts since 1883, it is ranked #1349 in 2025, with about 160 girls given the name last year. Roughly 4,900 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

See where Ema is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Ema is especially popular in Slovakia, Slovenia, and Bosnia (FBiH).

#3 in Slovakia (2025) · #3 in Slovenia (2025) · #6 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2025) · #7 in Czechia (2025) · #7 in Croatia (2025) · #123 in Ecuador (2025) · #177 in Switzerland (2025) · #209 in Austria (2025) · #397 in Norway (2025) · #400 in Belgium (2025) · #598 in France (2025) · #772 in Ireland (2025) and 3 more.

Famous Emas

Ema Klinec — Slovenian ski jumper
Ema Horvath — American actress
Ema Kogure — Japanese voice actress
Ema Derossi-Bjelajac — Croatian politician
Ema Shah — Kuwaiti singer

In stories & tradition

Ema Skye — Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (video game)
Ema Yasuhara — Shirobako (anime series)
Ema Senzaki — Idol in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls and Starlight Stage

What Emas become

Among 290 notable people named Ema:

Entertainers appear 1.78× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ema Horvath, American actress.

Spellings & nicknames

Ema is a rare spelling of Emma — about 1% of babies given the name are written this way; Emma itself ranked #3 in 2025.

Similar names: Emmi · Odette · Eman · Rhema · Evelina · Emmaline

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