Emma
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Emma is an Old German name meaning “whole,” “all-embracing,” or “universal.” Emma came to England with the Normans and has been warmly revived as a romantic, Victorian-feeling name, helped by Jane Austen’s heroine. Anarchist Emma Goldman fled an arranged marriage and became a fierce champion of personal freedom and free expression. Emma Frost is the telepathic White Queen of Marvel’s X-Men, a villain who turned hero.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Badass Baby Names, Sci-Fi Baby Names
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Usage of Emma in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Emma against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Emma is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Emma in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 12,754 girls were named Emma, making it the #3 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 776,439 girls have been named Emma, with the most (22,719) in 2003. It is most common, relative to births, in Washington, D.C., Alaska and Wyoming.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Emma in other languages
- Ema Czech, Slovak, Slovenian
- Emmy Dutch, Swedish
- Emmi Finnish
- Enna Finnish
- Gemma Latin
- Imma Catalan
- えま Japanese
Emma name days
- April 19 France
- June 2 Latvia
- January 23 Norway
- July 23 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Emma
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Emma, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Emma | 2006 | South Indian Ocean | 74 km/h |
| Tropical storm Emma | 1996 | South Indian Ocean | 74 km/h |
| Cyclone Emma (Category 1) | 1985 | South Indian Ocean | 120 km/h |
| Tropical storm Emma | 1977 | Western Pacific | 111 km/h |
| Tropical storm Emma | 1974 | Western Pacific | 111 km/h |
| Tropical storm Emma | 1971 | Western Pacific | 65 km/h |
| Cyclone Emma (Category 1) | 1970 | South Pacific | 130 km/h |
| Typhoon Emma (Category 5) | 1967 | Western Pacific | 259 km/h |
| Tropical storm Emma | 1965 | Western Pacific | 93 km/h |
| Tropical storm Emma | 1963 | South Indian Ocean | – |
…and 4 earlier storms.
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Emma
There are 25 towns and villages with Emma in their name, in 7 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 10🇲🇽 Mexico 7🇦🇷 Argentina 3🇧🇷 Brazil 2🇨🇦 Canada 1🇨🇴 Colombia 1🇵🇭 Philippines 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Dona Emma | Santa Catarina, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 4,221 | Map |
| Emma | Missouri, 🇺🇸 United States | 238 | Map |
| Santa Emma | Oaxaca, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 6 | Map |
| Dona Emma | Santa Catarina, 🇧🇷 Brazil | – | Map |
| Emma | Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | Map |
| Emma | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Emma | Puebla, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Emma | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Emma | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Emma | Kentucky, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Emma
There are 39 lakes and reservoirs with Emma in their name, in 3 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 25🇨🇦 Canada 12🇦🇺 Australia 2
| Name | Where | |
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| Emma Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Emma Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Emma Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Emma Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Emma Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Emma Lake | Indiana, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Emma Lake | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Emma Lake | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Emma Lake | California, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Emma Lake | Oregon, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Emma songs
9 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Emma in their title. The best known:
- Emma – Hot Chocolate (1974)
- Emma
- Emma (1929)
- Emma – Matmatah (1998)
- EMMA
- Emma – Miquel Tudela i Benavent
- Emma – Ricard Viladesau i Caner
- Emma – Vicenç Bou i Geli
- Emma – Jean Hébrail (2007)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Emma
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Emma.
Emma
Emma Andijewska
Emma Bell
Emma Birdsall
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Fictional characters named Emma
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Emma as a pet name
FurryName has found 1,307 dogs named Emma in public pet registers, making it the #103 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Zurich (29), Basel (22), Burlington (3). Emma as a dog name →
FurryName has found 54 cats named Emma in public pet registers, making it the #85 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (32), Richmond (4), Tacoma (4). Emma as a cat name →
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