Emmie
- Pronunciation
- [Eh-mee]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Not recorded
- Origin
- English
Emmie is a name traditionally given to a girl of English origin. Our sources do not preserve a single agreed-upon literal translation for this particular name, so we list its meaning as unrecorded rather than guess at one. Browse more English baby names or search the full library by meaning.
About the Name Emmie
Emmie is an affectionate diminutive form, used as a pet name for Emma, Emily, Emeline, and other names beginning with the warm Em- sound. Rather than carrying an ancient etymology of its own, it draws its charm from that familiar opening syllable, and the playful -ie ending gives it a sweet, storybook quality that has made it increasingly appealing as a standalone name in its own right.
For American girls, Emmie is a relatively recent entry, first appearing in the US Social Security top-1000 in 2016 and remaining on the list since, with a total of 3,793 births across that span. It reached its peak in 2018 at rank #598 and has stayed comfortably within the rankings, recorded at #738 in 2022, #770 in 2023, and #735 in 2024. That steady run reflects the broad and growing appeal of cozy, vintage-style nickname names for girls.
Emmie's charm lies in its cheerful, two-syllable warmth and its instant familiarity, offering parents a ready-made everyday name without needing a longer formal version. Recorded variants and related forms include Amy, Ema, and Emmy, all sharing the same friendly, light-hearted, and approachable spirit. Sweet and unfussy, Emmie captures the current love of cozy nickname-names that feel ready to wear from the very first day, giving parents a name that is gentle, friendly, and instantly endearing.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Emmie
US Popularity History (2016–2025)
Annual US births named Emmie by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2018 with 509 girls named Emmie (girl rank #598 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #695 for girls (407 US births). That's 97 places below its 2018 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Emmie Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Emmie the strongest states are Utah, Idaho, Mississippi.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | #268 | 150 |
| 2 | Idaho | #310 | 32 |
| 3 | Mississippi | #419 | 30 |
| 4 | Iowa | #451 | 29 |
| 5 | Kansas | #482 | 28 |
| 6 | Alabama | #489 | 94 |
| 7 | Louisiana | #496 | 86 |
| 8 | Oregon | #518 | 35 |
| 9 | Arkansas | #534 | 29 |
| 10 | South Carolina | #556 | 41 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia | #878 | 40 |
| 2 | Michigan | #865 | 66 |
| 3 | Maryland | #862 | 28 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | #808 | 86 |
| 5 | New York | #800 | 164 |
| 6 | Texas | #754 | 331 |
| 7 | Illinois | #752 | 126 |
| 8 | New Jersey | #744 | 72 |
| 9 | California | #731 | 420 |
| 10 | Colorado | #724 | 64 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Emmie in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
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Compare Emmie to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Emmie against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).