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Emmy

This name is a diminutive of Emma or Emily.

PronunciationEnglish /ˈɛm.i/; French /ɛ.mi/; Dutch /ˈɛ.mi/
Usage languagesDutch, English, French, German, Swedish
US rank (2025)#445

Meaning and history

Emmy is a diminutive form of Emma or Emily.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 198 births, rank #1,212
2007: 283 births, rank #959
2008: 283 births, rank #953
2009: 295 births, rank #917
2010: 272 births, rank #944
20112011: 350 births, rank #777
2012: 387 births, rank #718
2013: 436 births, rank #651
2014: 433 births, rank #660
2015: 467 births, rank #618
20162016: 480 births, rank #622
2017: 496 births, rank #611
2018: 580 births, rank #540
2019: 640 births, rank #490
2020: 585 births, rank #517
20212021: 571 births, rank #538
2022: 623 births, rank #506
2023: 600 births, rank #505
2024: 692 births, rank #453
20252025: 695 births, rank #445

Emmy rose from #453 to #445 for girls between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 695.