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Emmy

As a girl's name, Emmy is understood to mean "Rival, striving or universal". It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2010s. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. The registry counts around 7,911 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.

EtymologyDiminutive of Emily/Emma
Etymology"Rival, striving" or "universal"
Births by decade
1900s
44
1910s
160
1920s
312
1930s
196
1940s
197
1950s
224
1960s
158
1970s
391
1980s
528
1990s
544
2000s
1,845
2010s
3,312
Peaked in the 2010s · 7,911 total U.S. births since 1900