Emi

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A few things about Emi you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Emi

Emi Nakajima

Japanese association football player

Choose Emi and your child shares a first name with Emi Nakajima, a Japanese association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Emi, like who?” Emi Nakajima's Wikipedia article is available in 40 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 5,305 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Emi, 303 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Emi would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryEmi first shows up in US birth records in 1916, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 109 years since.
• 🏆Best yearEmi is at its all-time high right now: #881 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowEmi is 6.1× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 32,468 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 5,305.
• 🚀TrendEmi has climbed 476 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #881. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedEmi is most popular in Hawaii, where it ranks #19, followed by California (#392) and Washington (#452). It's in the top 1,000 in 12 states.
• 🌍OriginEmi is the #3 most popular Japanese girl name in the US. That's out of 125 Japanese girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Emi

Emi is a girl name of French, German and Japanese origin. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with E and ending in “-emi”. US birth records list Emi for girls from 1916 to 2025, in 77 of those 110 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #881 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #881, with 303 babies.

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