What is Emmy short for?
Emmy is short for Emma, Emily, Emilia, Emersyn and Emmeline. In 2025, 695 girls in the United States were given Emmy as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.
The names behind Emmy
Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.
Emma Germanic origin
Emmy from Emma: bright and warm, and a pet form in French and Swedish too.
12,754 girls and 14 boys named Emma in 2025
Emersyn English origin
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Emmy from Emersyn: sweet everyday short form.
2,111 girls and 35 boys named Emersyn in 2025