Meaning and history
From Japanese 恵 (e) meaning “favour” or “benefit,” or 絵 (e) meaning “picture” or “painting,” combined with 美 (mi) meaning “beautiful”; other kanji combinations are also possible.
20062006: 71 births, rank #2,555
2007: 91 births, rank #2,177
2008: 73 births, rank #2,557
2009: 109 births, rank #1,914
2010: 111 births, rank #1,830
20112011: 135 births, rank #1,598
2012: 156 births, rank #1,457
2013: 135 births, rank #1,587
2014: 200 births, rank #1,221
2015: 168 births, rank #1,396
20162016: 174 births, rank #1,358
2017: 120 births, rank #1,752
2018: 158 births, rank #1,413
2019: 166 births, rank #1,357
2020: 161 births, rank #1,357
20212021: 175 births, rank #1,293
2022: 202 births, rank #1,190
2023: 213 births, rank #1,137
2024: 260 births, rank #995
20252025: 303 births, rank #881
Emi rose from #996 to #882 for girls between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 303.