Emmy

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

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Emmy Noether

German Jewish mathematician (1882–1935)

Choose Emmy and your child shares a first name with Emmy Noether, a German Jewish mathematician. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Emmy, like who?” Emmy Noether's Wikipedia article is available in 96 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 2,313 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Emmy, 695 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Emmy would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryEmmy first shows up in US birth records in 1885, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 140 years since.
• 🏆Best yearEmmy is at its all-time high right now: #445 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowEmmy is 9.6× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 22,124 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 2,313.
• 🚀TrendEmmy has climbed 72 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #445. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedEmmy is most popular in Delaware, where it ranks #140, followed by Utah (#239) and Tennessee (#262). It's in the top 1,000 in 36 states.
• 💬MeaningEmmy is an English form of Emma, which means “whole, universal”. Our records link it to English and German roots.

About the name Emmy

Emmy is a girl name of English and German origin meaning “whole, universal”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-mmy”. US birth records list Emmy for girls from 1885 to 2025, in 130 of those 141 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #445 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #445, with 695 babies.

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