Emmi
Emmi was the 1669th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 124 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1659th with 127 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 632 places. More babies were named Emmi in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Emmy) pet form of Emma, Emily or Amelia · English, Germanic, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #1,669 girls, up 103 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 124girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2018127 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,335babies recorded
What does the name Emmi mean?
Emmi is a spelling of Emmy, pronounced the same way, so it shares Emmy's meaning and origin.
Emmy is a pet form of Emily, Emma, Emmeline or Amelia, as Wiktionary notes, and is also given as a name on its own. DMNES explains Emma as originally a pet form of Germanic names beginning with ermen, "whole, great", and Emily as Latin, from Aemilius. Its meaning therefore depends on the name it shortens.
ermen (Old High German, “whole, great”)
How sure is this? Well established. A pet form of several names.
Related names: Emma, Emily, Emmie, Amelia.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Emmy', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Emma', DMNES, Durham University
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Emily', DMNES, Durham University
Emmi popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,669 | 124 |
| 2020 | #1,772 | 112 |
| 2010 | #2,436 | 77 |
| 2000 | #6,022 | 18 |
| 1990 | #8,063 | 10 |
| 1980 | #9,425 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Emmi, counting every spelling?
Emmi is a spelling of Emmy, a name family that ranked #263 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,669 for Emmi on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,305 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy | 695 | #445 | 3,181 |
| Emmie | 407 | #695 | 1,999 |
| Emmi | 124 | #1,669 | 566 |
| Emy | 63 | #2,728 | 275 |
| Emie | 16 | #6,927 | 71 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Emmi?
124 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Emmi (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Emmi born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 68 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Emmi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Emmi?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Emmi are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 18. That makes Emmi a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Emmi by state
How common Emmi was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.5×). In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Emmi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Emmi, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Emmi
What does Emmi mean?
Emmi is a spelling of Emmy, which means “pet form of Emma, Emily or Amelia” (English, Germanic, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Emmi?
Emmi was the 1669th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 124 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1659th with 127 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 632 places. More babies were named Emmi in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Emmi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Emmi in the US.
Where is Emmi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Emmi was most common in Louisiana (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and New York.