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Ema

/ˈimə/ · 100% girls · 164 born in 2025

Ema has been given to about 4,857 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈimə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 4,257
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ema per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 164
  • Born in 2025164
  • All time4,857
  • England & Wales, 2025#966 · 37

How popular is Ema?

Its best year was 2025, when 164 babies were given the name, ranking 1349th. The typical living American called Ema is about 16 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Ema

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Emma0.95
  2. Erma0.81
  3. Elma0.81
  4. Gemma0.78
  5. Jemma0.78
  6. Velma0.70
  7. Eva0.69
  8. Selma0.70

Middle names for Ema

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ema Josephine0.84
  2. Ema Rose0.83
  3. Ema Louise0.83
  4. Ema June0.82
  5. Ema Pearl0.82
  6. Ema Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Ema

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Soleilsister · 0.97
  2. Keziahsister · 0.97
  3. Fisherbrother · 0.97
  4. Azariasister · 0.96
  5. Bridgerbrother · 0.95
  6. Yousefbrother · 0.95

Where Ema is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.01%
  2. Colorado0.01%
  3. New York0.01%
  4. Texas0.01%
  5. New Jersey0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ema White0.78
  2. Ema Reyes0.78
  3. Ema Nguyen0.78
  4. Ema Moore0.78
  5. Ema Lee0.78
  6. Ema Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ema

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Ema across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.