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The English and German name Erma is a variation of the name. Another variant of Emma is the English pet form Emmy. See also the related forms, the English Emmeline, the German Irmgard, and the English Emmet. Emma is a very popular baby name for girls, and it is also viewed as rather trendy. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1970s. At the recent height of its usage in 2003, 1.133% of baby girls were given the name Emma. It ranked at #2 then. In 2007, its usage was 0.870% and its ranking #3, and it was the most popular within all girl names in its group. In 2007, 93 times more girls were named Emma than the next ranked name, the English Emmy. The name Emma has been mostly given to girls, though it has also been used as a boy name in the past century. In 1910, the name Emma was given to 76 times more girls than boys. Baby names that sound like Emma include the Turkish Emine, the English Emmy, the Frisian and German Enna, the English Enya, the English Aimee, the French Aimée, the English Aimi, the African, Finnish, Scandinavian, and Catalan Aina, the Finnish Aino, the English Amy, the Russian Anya, the Lithuanian Agné, and the Polish and Russian Ania. KEY: Pronunciation for Emma: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" Details of famous persons named Emma:
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