Ema is a distinctive choice, ranked #776 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ema in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#776
About the Name Ema
Ema is holding steady in the rankings at #776. It reached its peak of #593 in 2017 and has maintained consistent levels since — the hallmark of a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.
Ema is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ema
Unlikely. With around 48 UK babies named Ema per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ema in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ema has held a stable position around #776 for several years. It reached its recorded peak of #593 in 2017 and has maintained consistent levels since — suggesting lasting rather than trend-driven appeal.
Ema is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ema include: Ema Burgić — Ema Burgić is a Bosnian-born American professional tennis player.; Ema Mualuvu — Ema Mualuvu is a Fijian netball player who plays for Fiji in the positions of goal defense or wing defense.; Ema Stokholma — Morwenn Moguerou, known professionally as Ema Stokholma, is a French-Italian DJ, TV and radio hostess, and writer..
Ema does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Emas in the wild.
48
UK babies named Ema (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
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Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ema
Likely around 1 other Ema in the class
UK Popularity (1997–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ema
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ema Mualuvu is a Fijian netball player who plays for Fiji in the positions of goal defense or wing defense. She was included in the Fijian squad for the 2019 Netball World Cup, which was also her maiden appearance at a Netball World Cup.
Ema Kozin is a Slovenian professional boxer who is a former WBC and WBO female super-welterweight champion. She has also held the WBC interim female middleweight title.
Ema Kogure is a freelance Japanese voice actress previously affiliated with Mausu Promotion. She was born in Osaka Prefecture and raised in Adachi, Tokyo.
Ema Saikō was a Japanese painter, poet and calligrapher celebrated for her Chinese-style art in the late Edo period. Her specialisation as a bunjin, a painter of Chinese-style art using monochrome ink, was the bamboo plant which she perfected and which inspired her pen name.