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How popular is the name Emmy?
Births per year, rank history and how many Emmies are alive today.
Emmy (female) is a shortened form of the name Emily (and sometimes of Amelie). Although Emmy itself was given to 105 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 396th as a registered name), most Emmies are registered as Emily, which ranked 44th in 2025 with 956 babies.
Most people called Emmy are registered as Emily, and share that name's profile: the Emily you are most likely to meet is around 28 years old. Half of all Emilies born in England and Wales are between 17 and 34, and there are at least 190,000 of them alive today. Only some Emilys go by Emmy.
How many babies are named Emmy or Emily each year?
Combined registrations of Emily, Emmy. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Emily rank as a registered name?
Where does Emmy rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Emmy short for Emily?
Yes - Emmy is a shortened form of Emily. It is also used for Amelie. Emmies are usually registered as Emily at birth.
When was the name Emmy most popular?
The full name Emily peaked in 1994, when around 6,800 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Emmy itself peaked as a registered name in 2014, with 112 babies.
How many people are called Emmy?
There's no official count of people who go by Emmy, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 190,000 people registered as Emily born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Emmy.
How old is the typical Emmy?
Most people called Emmy are registered as Emily. Most living Emilies are between 17 and 34; the most common age is about 28.
Is Emmy becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.