girl's name

Emma-Jane

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 9
  • Births on record 520

Northern Ireland

#448

2016 births

Emma-Jane is a girl's name. In 2017 it was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 1996, when 15 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Emma-Jane over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s.

118
'10 '20 '30 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Emma-Jane by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 5
1920s 13
1930s 5
2000s 46
2010s 118
2020s 50

How popular is Emma-Jane?

In 2017, Emma-Jane was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Emma-Jane is used

Northern Ireland #448 3 in 2016
Scotland #692 3 in 2005
Ireland #761 4 in 2014
France #2,905 5 in 2004
Canada #3,427 5 in 2018
England & Wales #6,000 3 in 2017
United States as Emmajane #16,250 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

How Emma-Jane is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Emmajane Emmajane is Emma-Jane written as one word, used in the United States, where it ranks #16,250. 237
Emma Jane Emma Jane is Emma-Jane written as two words, recorded mostly in Ireland. 5

Names that peaked alongside Emma-Jane

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Emma-Jane also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Emma-Jane over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Emma-Jane

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Emma-Jane — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Emma-Jane

How popular is the name Emma-Jane?

In 2017, Emma-Jane was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Emma-Jane a girl's or a boy's name?

Emma-Jane is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Emma-Jane most popular?

Emma-Jane peaked in 1996, when 15 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Emma-Jane a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Emma-Jane currently ranks #16,250 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.