Emmy Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Girl Names Like Emmy

Emmy Name Origin: German
Pronunciation: em-mee
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Emmy Name Meaning

Once rare, Emmy is now beloved in the name world. She’s a sweet nickname for many of today’s top names, but she stands just fine by herself. She’s sweet yet sassy, and we can totally picture her on a joyful baby girl who loves as loudly as she laughs.

Emmy Name Popularity

How popular is the name Emmy? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	—	0	0%
1911	—	0	0%
1912	—	0	0%
1913	—	0	0%
1914	—	0	0%
1915	—	0	0%
1916	1,576	5	0.0005%
1917	—	0	0%
1918	—	0	0%
1919	—	0	0%
1920	—	0	0%
1921	—	0	0%
1922	—	0	0%
1923	—	0	0%
1924	1,729	5	0.0004%
1925	1,413	8	0.0007%
1926	1,352	10	0.0009%
1927	—	0	0%
1928	1,576	5	0.0005%
1929	1,564	5	0.0005%
1930	—	0	0%
1931	1,605	5	0.0005%
1932	—	0	0%
1933	—	0	0%
1934	—	0	0%
1935	—	0	0%
1936	—	0	0%
1937	—	0	0%
1938	1,425	6	0.0006%
1939	—	0	0%
1940	—	0	0%
1941	—	0	0%
1942	—	0	0%
1943	—	0	0%
1944	—	0	0%
1945	—	0	0%
1946	—	0	0%
1947	—	0	0%
1948	1,883	5	0.0003%
1949	—	0	0%
1950	—	0	0%
1951	—	0	0%
1952	—	0	0%
1953	1,874	6	0.0003%
1954	1,902	6	0.0003%
1955	1,879	6	0.0003%
1956	—	0	0%
1957	2,082	5	0.0003%
1958	2,225	5	0.0003%
1959	—	0	0%
1960	—	0	0%
1961	—	0	0%
1962	—	0	0%
1963	—	0	0%
1964	—	0	0%
1965	—	0	0%
1966	—	0	0%
1967	—	0	0%
1968	—	0	0%
1969	—	0	0%
1970	2,295	6	0.0004%
1971	—	0	0%
1972	—	0	0%
1973	2,321	6	0.0005%
1974	2,098	9	0.0007%
1975	2,214	8	0.0006%
1976	2,633	5	0.0004%
1977	1,831	18	0.0013%
1978	2,188	11	0.0008%
1979	2,972	5	0.0004%
1980	1,750	24	0.0016%
1981	1,931	19	0.0013%
1982	1,836	22	0.0015%
1983	3,214	5	0.0003%
1984	3,204	5	0.0003%
1985	2,506	9	0.0006%
1986	—	0	0%
1987	2,378	12	0.0008%
1988	2,692	10	0.0006%
1989	2,364	16	0.001%
1990	—	0	0%
1991	2,582	14	0.0009%
1992	2,528	15	0.0009%
1993	2,062	26	0.0017%
1994	2,947	9	0.0006%
1995	2,508	14	0.0009%
1996	2,508	14	0.0009%
1997	2,504	14	0.0009%
1998	2,466	16	0.0011%
1999	2,006	30	0.002%
2000	2,153	27	0.0018%
2001	1,972	36	0.0024%
2002	1,607	61	0.0041%
2003	1,505	74	0.0049%
2004	1,369	92	0.006%
2005	1,193	135	0.0088%
2006	1,193	143	0.0091%
2007	958	224	0.0142%
2008	917	244	0.0158%
2009	896	244	0.0163%
2010	904	232	0.0161%
2011	770	297	0.0208%
2012	708	340	0.0239%
2013	631	393	0.0276%
2014	639	392	0.0269%
2015	591	437	0.03%
2016	600	436	0.0302%
2017	564	466	0.0334%
2018	509	544	0.0396%
2019	459	610	0.0451%
2020	530	518	0.0407%
2021	532	501	0.041%
2022	497	591	0.0448%

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Data via SSA.gov.

Names Like Emmy

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What names are diminutives of Emmy?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Emmy sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Emmy, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Em	Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager; entire, universal; emerald	Spanish

What names are variants of Emmy?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Emmy.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Ema	Entire, universal	German
Emely	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emme	Entire, universal	German
Emmely	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emmet	Entire, universal	German
Emmey	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emmi	Rival; laborious; eager; entire, universal	Latin
Emmie	Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager; entire, universal; emerald	Spanish
Emmily	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emmot	Entire, universal	German
Emmye	Rival; laborious; eager; entire, universal	Latin

What names sound like Emmy?

If you like how Emmy sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Emmy.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Aimy	Beloved	Latin
Amelia	Work	German

Amey	Beloved	Latin
Amma	Born on Saturday	African
Amy	Beloved one	English
Cammy	Helper to the priest	Latin
Eddy	Renewer	Hebrew
Edma	Wealthy protector	English
Edy	Strife for wealth	English
Effy	Well-spoken	Greek
Eily
Elly	Sun ray, shining light; other, foreign	Greek
Elma	Will helmet, protection	German
Eman	Belief, faith	Arabic
Emer		Irish
Erma	Complete, universal	German
Esma	A shortened form of Esmeralda.	French

Esmay	Esteemed	French
Esme	To love	French
Essy	Myrtle leaf	Persian
Etty	Myrtle leaf; home ruler	Persian
Evey	Life, animal	Latin
Evvy	Life, animal	Latin
Evy	Life, animal	Latin
Jemmy	Dove	Hebrew
Kimmy	Cyneburg's field	English
Kimy	Cyneburg's field	English
Pammy	Honey; all sweetness	Greek
Remmy	From Rheims	French
Remy	From Rheims	French
Romy	Diminutive of Rosemary and Rosemarie	German
Tammy	Date Palm Tree	English

Tommy	Twin	Aramaic

What names are similar to Emmy?

Find a name that’s like Emmy, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Coco	Shortened form of Co- names	English
Daisy	Daisy flower	English
Jette	Home ruler	Dutch
Kate	Pure	English
Liv	Defense	Scandinavian
Lucy	Of the light	English
Mia	Dear	Scandinavian
Mila	Dear and gracious	Slavic
Pippa	An Italian diminutive form of Philippa.	Greek
Tess	Late summer	Greek

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Emmy Sep 2 at 7:47 am

Emmy is the best name ever to give a girl. It is just such a cute and pretty name you know.

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