Emmy

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

Girl's name · #445 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Emmy is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1885, it stood at #445 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 13,000 girls have been named Emmy along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#137 in France (2025) · #178 in Scotland (2025) · #250 in Norway (2025) · #266 in New Zealand (2025) · #271 in Sweden (2025) · #330 in Netherlands (2025) · #364 in N. Ireland (2025) · #394 in Ireland (2025) · #397 in England & Wales (2025) · #516 in Ecuador (2025) · #558 in Belgium (2025) · #1,242 in Switzerland (2025) and 2 more.

Famous Emmys

Emmy Rossum — American actress
Emmy Noether — German Jewish mathematician (1882–1935)
Emmy Göring — German actress, art collector (1893–1973)
Emmy — Armenian singer
Emmy Raver-Lampman — American actress and singer

In stories & tradition

Emmy Altava — Professor Layton (video game series)
Emmy — Dragon Tales (TV series)
Emmy Lou — Louisiana Purchase (musical stage work)

What Emmys become

Among 373 notable people named Emmy:

Entertainers appear 2.3× more often than among typical names — e.g. Emmy Rossum, American actress.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Emmie (#695), Emi (#882), and Emmi (#1669), Emmy would rank around #200 with about 1,500 births last year — the newborns split about 45/27/20/8 across Emmy, Emmie, Emi, and Emmi.

Similar names: Emmie · Lorelai · Emme · Demi · Holland · Emory

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