Ema
Meaning
“Samoan form of Emma; traditionally linked to whole, universal”
Ema around the world
One shared root links 4 names across 3 languages.
Shared root: from Germanic ermen "whole, universal", begun as a short form of Ermentrude-type compounds
The constellation
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ema peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
3,005 people · the #3,891 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 66,667 · median age 69
Among people named Ema living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1940s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 155 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Ema
Most people given the name Ema in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Ema deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Ema truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Ema fits with your family’s names and surname.
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