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Emi

Girl

Meaning of Emi: Japanese: 'beautiful blessing'

Emi is a girl's name most strongly associated with Japanese naming. It has 3 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 856th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1198th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#856

303 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1198

28 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,360

First recorded 1916 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 31 babies1982: 26 babies1983: 25 babies1984: 23 babies1985: 19 babies1986: 21 babies1987: 21 babies1988: 22 babies1989: 30 babies1990: 19 babies19901991: 31 babies1992: 24 babies1993: 25 babies1994: 18 babies1995: 20 babies1996: 29 babies1997: 33 babies1998: 37 babies1999: 43 babies2000: 56 babies20002001: 53 babies2002: 45 babies2003: 86 babies2004: 59 babies2005: 63 babies2006: 71 babies2007: 91 babies2008: 73 babies2009: 109 babies2010: 111 babies20102011: 135 babies2012: 156 babies2013: 135 babies2014: 200 babies2015: 168 babies2016: 174 babies2017: 120 babies2018: 158 babies2019: 166 babies2020: 161 babies20202021: 175 babies2022: 202 babies2023: 213 babies2024: 260 babies2025: 303 babies
US babies named Emi per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 303.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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