girl's name
Emmie
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- Origin Germanic
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 19,210
the United States
#698
2025 births
Emmie is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "whole" or "universal." It is a pet form of Emma, from ermen, and is also used for Emily and Emilia, which have an unrelated Latin root.
- Emmie is a name of Germanic origin.
- Peaked in 2018, when 510 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 8,146 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Emmie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 192 |
| 1890s | 348 |
| 1900s | 340 |
| 1910s | 619 |
| 1920s | 709 |
| 1930s | 478 |
| 1940s | 306 |
| 1950s | 229 |
| 1960s | 142 |
| 1970s | 131 |
| 1980s | 161 |
| 1990s | 253 |
| 2000s | 1,014 |
| 2010s | 2,994 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,471 |
What Emmie means
Emmie means whole or universal when it stands for Emma, from the Germanic ermen. Taken from Emily instead it means rival, from the Roman family name Aemilius — two entirely different sources.
Where Emmie comes from
Emmie shortens Emma, from the Germanic ermen, whole or universal, which began as the opening element of longer names such as Ermintrude and became a name in its own right. Emma of Normandy, queen to two English kings and mother of Edward the Confessor, established it in England. Emmie equally shortens Emily and Emilia, which descend from the Roman Aemilius and mean rival — so the same nickname reaches two unconnected roots, and which one applies depends on the family.
Emmie in use
Our data shows Emmie peaking in 2018 and still rising, at 202 in England and Wales against 698 in the United States. It first appears in our records in 1880. It belongs to the British pet-form cluster with Evie, Maisie, Lottie and Nellie — familiar forms registered as full names, a pattern with almost no American equivalent.
How popular is Emmie?
In 2025, Emmie was given to 407 babies in the United States, ranking #698 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Emmie is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Emmie is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Émmie | Émmie is a rare spelling of Emmie, written with an acute accent and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. | 15 |
Names that peaked alongside Emmie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Emmie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Emmie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Emmie in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Emmie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Emmie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Emmie
What does the name Emmie mean?
"Whole" or "universal" from Emma — or "rival" if it stands for Emily, which has a different root.
Is Emmie short for Emma or Emily?
Either, and they are unrelated names. Emma is Germanic; Emily comes from the Roman Aemilius.
Where does Emma come from?
The Germanic ermen, whole, which began as the first element of longer names like Ermintrude.
How popular is the name Emmie?
In 2025, Emmie was given to 407 babies in the United States, ranking #698 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Emmie a girl's or a boy's name?
Emmie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Emmie?
Emmie has 2 syllables.
When was Emmie most popular?
Emmie peaked in 2018, when 510 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Emmie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Emmie currently ranks #139 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.