EMMA  

Gender: F
Origin: German
Meaning: "healer of the universe"

Popularity in 2008: #1

The brand new Number One name has done handsprings up the popularity charts thanks to a legion of Emma heroines, from Bovary to Goldman to Jane Austen's protagonist to Peel. So parents who have turned from Emily to Emma seeking something more distinctive will have to keep looking.

Variations:
Emmett, Emmalynn, Emmette, Emmeline, Emmah, Emelyne, Ema, Emmaline, Emmalyn, Emmie, Emelina, Emmelyn, Emme, Emmye, Em, Emmelyne, Emmalynne, Emmeleia, Emmi, Emmet, Emmy, Emeline

People who like Emma also like:

Amelia, Anna, Rebecca, Isabella, Ella, Claire, Grace, Olivia, Sophia, Henry, Oliver

Emma is being discussed in our message boards:

• Alternitives to the top 10 boys and girls names!
• Build a sibling set together!
• isla
• Everyone Loves A Baby Name Game!
• What would you think?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Emma:

• SCOTTISH BABY NAMES: What's 'in' in Inverness?
• OLD LADY NAMES: Ready for the Next Wave?
• IRISH NAMES NOW: What's doing in Dublin?
• UNUSUAL BABY NAMES: What's Good and Bad
• NO EXPIRATION DATE ON NAMES