Emmy
Pronounced EH1 M IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2024
- 145 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Emmy?
Emmy is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 24,453 children — the 822nd most common girls' name on record.
It is gaining, with the past decade running 95% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 1,179 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Emmie and Emmi — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Emmy and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Emmie
- Emmi
Nicknames
Emmy is itself a short form of Emily.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- EH1 M IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Emmy
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Emmy
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Emmy?
- Emmy ranks 822nd among girls' names in US records, with 24,453 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 10,858.
- Is Emmy a unisex name?
- No. Emmy is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Emmy most popular?
- 2024, when 1,179 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Emmy spelled?
- Emmie, Emmi. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.