NameTides

Emi

Emi was the #881 girls' name in the US in 2025 (303 babies), and #1,197 in England & Wales and #1,218 in Canada.

Emi as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Emi as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Emi as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#881 (303)#1,197 (27)#632 (4)—#1,218 (21)
2024#995 (260)#1,198 (28)#790 (3)—#1,479 (16)
2023#1,137 (213)#1,469 (21)#749 (3)—#2,203 (9)
2022#1,190 (202)#1,501 (20)——#1,635 (13)
2021#1,293 (175)#1,286 (25)——#1,286 (19)
2020#1,357 (161)#1,939 (14)——#2,007 (10)
2019#1,357 (166)#1,634 (18)#765 (3)—#1,533 (15)
2018#1,413 (158)#1,436 (22)—#896 (3)#1,862 (11)
2017#1,752 (120)#1,512 (21)——#1,230 (20)
2016#1,358 (174)#1,416 (23)——#1,463 (16)
2015#1,396 (168)#1,497 (21)——#1,874 (11)
2014#1,221 (200)#1,702 (17)——#2,374 (8)
2013#1,587 (135)#1,537 (20)—#894 (3)#1,686 (13)
2012#1,457 (156)#1,428 (22)——#2,158 (9)
2011#1,598 (135)#1,729 (16)——#1,761 (12)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #881.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1916.

How common is it?

about 1 in 5,300 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 7,100uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Emi is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,700 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 4,400 to 1 in 5,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Emi by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #452WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #835MNIllinois: #1,113ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #829NYMassachusetts: #761MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #846NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #392CAUtah: #704UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,180VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #632AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: #1,057NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: #19HITexas: #917TXFlorida: #796FL
Emi (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5856

Emi (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EmiCanadaGirls#1,21821
EmiEngland & WalesGirls#1,19727
EmiEngland & WalesBoys—too few
EmiIrelandGirls—too few
EmiNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
EmiScotlandGirls#6324
EmiUSGirls#881303