Emma is a highly popular girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #13 in 1997 with 4,126 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 1996 with 4,232 births ranking #14. In 1997, approximately 1 in every 71 girls born was named Emma. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
Emma is one of the great modern and historic classics, meaning whole or universal. It feels simple, warm, and endlessly versatile.
The name has royal, literary, and pan-European history and later became one of the strongest girls' names of the modern era. Its appeal is rooted in extraordinary clarity and softness.