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Girl name Old German origin Christian tradition Top 50 in 2024

Emma

EM-uh · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Whole; universal
Language
Old German
Culture
Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2
2024 births13,485
Peak year2003
First appeared1880
Total US births763,546
2003 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
EmEmmy
Alternate spellings
EmaEmmah
In other languages
Emma (Italian)Ema (Czech)

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Notable people named Emma

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