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Meaning of the nameEmma

Emma is a spelling of the name Ema, which means “form of Emma, from a Germanic element meaning 'whole'”.

Meaning

“form of Emma, from a Germanic element meaning 'whole'”

Meaning of the name Ema, of which Emma is a spelling.

Source: Wiktionary: Emma · Behind the Name: Emma

People (2022)
1,349
Rank in Brazil
#6,760
Median age
7 years
2010 Census
810
people

Emma in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Emma, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (493 people).

1,340 women 0 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Emma is most common

States with the highest share of people named Emma in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Santa Catarina 0.002%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
  3. Paraná 0.001%
  4. São Paulo 0.001%
  5. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3530.001%
Rio Grande do Sul2020.002%
Santa Catarina1500.002%
Paraná1490.001%
Rio de Janeiro1180.001%
Amazonas650.002%
Roraima420.007%
Minas Gerais370.000%
Bahia310.000%
Pará250.000%
Distrito Federal240.001%
Espírito Santo230.001%
Rio Grande do Norte180.001%
Mato Grosso160.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Emma

Spelling with two M, the same as the English one; the Dictionary lists it as a spelling variant of Ema. Most records are of people born from 2010 onward, and the 2020 to 2022 period is the largest.

About the name Ema

Wiktionary lists Ema as a Portuguese female name equivalent to Emma, and Behind the Name lists Ema as the Portuguese form of Emma. According to Wiktionary, Emma began as a short form of compound names with the Frankish element Ermin-, 'whole'; Behind the Name gives irmin as 'whole' or 'great'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,005 people named Ema, with a median age of 69. Most records are of people born before 1970, and the name is almost always female. Emma is the spelling with two M.

Other spellings of Ema

SpellingPeople (2022)
Ema3,005
Emma1,349

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Ema · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Emma · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Emma · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ema · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Emma

What does the name Emma mean?

Emma means “form of Emma, from a Germanic element meaning 'whole'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Ema, of which Emma is a spelling.

How many people are named Emma in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,349 people with the first name Emma, which ranks it number 6,760 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

Is Emma a boy's or a girl's name?

Emma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,340 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Emma?

Emma is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Emma most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.002% of the state's population is named Emma (150 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Emma?

Ema. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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