Great or mighty, in the older Germanic Emma-related interpretation.
For the older Germanic Emma-related route, the name elements are explained as great or mighty. The scholarly entry explicitly includes Emy among short forms of Emma, Emilia and Emily; the adjacent Emma entry distinguishes its older Germanic history from later Emilia-related use. This parent-route explanation is not a literal translation for every Emy. The separate Emilia and Emily connections remain available without assigning them the same meaning.
Origin
English short-form tradition, documented in Swedish use.
The reviewed dictionary describes the Emmy/Emmie/Emy family as originally English short forms. The exact spelling Emy is explicitly listed and exemplified by a Swedish bearer. This does not select one personal origin or exclude additional language traditions.
English pronunciation
Not yet published for this spelling.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
Place
Year
Recorded usage
Published births
Rank
Notes
Canada
2025
Girls
48 · preliminary
626
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
France
2025
Girls
855 (rounded to 5)
48
Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
France
2025
Boys
5 (rounded to 5)
5141
Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2025
Girls
7
3333
Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
United States
2025
Girls
63
2719
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
Open an entry for its source, credit, licence and full qualifications. Different name traditions remain separate.
Language of use: Swedish
Checked against cited source
The Swedish scholarly dictionary documents this exact spelling and a Swedish given-name bearer. Language of use is distinct from ultimate origin, nationality and ancestry. Grouped bearer counts in the book are not imported as annual birth counts. Credit: Eva Brylla and Katharina Leibring, Förnamn i Sverige – kortfattat namnlexikon, second edition (Isof, 2026), printed page 136. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; copyright remains with Charlotta Seiler Brylla, Katharina Leibring and Isof. No source prose, images or audio reproduced.
Meaning: Great or mighty, in the older Germanic Emma-related interpretation.
Checked against cited source
For the older Germanic Emma-related route, the name elements are explained as great or mighty. The scholarly entry explicitly includes Emy among short forms of Emma, Emilia and Emily; the adjacent Emma entry distinguishes its older Germanic history from later Emilia-related use. This parent-route explanation is not a literal translation for every Emy. The separate Emilia and Emily connections remain available without assigning them the same meaning. Credit: Eva Brylla and Katharina Leibring, Förnamn i Sverige – kortfattat namnlexikon, second edition, Isof (2026), printed page 136. Source: https://isof.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:2041530/FULLTEXT01.pdf#page=138. License: original brief factual summary; copyright remains with Charlotta Seiler Brylla, Katharina Leibring and Isof (https://www.isof.se/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names restated one qualified parent-name root account in English, preserving the alternative naming routes; no source passage, artwork or recording reproduced.
Name history: Short form of Emma, Emilia or Emily; meaning depends on the longer-name route.
Checked against cited source
The scholarly entry explicitly lists Emy with Emmy and Emmie and identifies these short-form connections. This explains the formation rather than supplying one universal literal translation. No parent-name gloss is transferred automatically, and the licensed near-spelling Eny record is not used. Credit: Eva Brylla and Katharina Leibring, Förnamn i Sverige – kortfattat namnlexikon, second edition (Isof, 2026), printed page 136. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; copyright remains with Charlotta Seiler Brylla, Katharina Leibring and Isof. No source prose, images or audio reproduced.
The dictionary directly identifies the Emmy/Emmie/Emy forms as short forms of Emilia. This is an optional naming connection, not a claim about every bearer’s legal full name. Credit: Eva Brylla and Katharina Leibring, Förnamn i Sverige – kortfattat namnlexikon, second edition (Isof, 2026), printed page 136. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; copyright remains with Charlotta Seiler Brylla, Katharina Leibring and Isof. No source prose, images or audio reproduced.
The dictionary directly identifies the Emmy/Emmie/Emy forms as short forms of Emily. This is an optional naming connection, not a claim about every bearer’s legal full name. Credit: Eva Brylla and Katharina Leibring, Förnamn i Sverige – kortfattat namnlexikon, second edition (Isof, 2026), printed page 136. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; copyright remains with Charlotta Seiler Brylla, Katharina Leibring and Isof. No source prose, images or audio reproduced.
The dictionary directly identifies the Emmy/Emmie/Emy forms as short forms of Emma. This is an optional naming connection, not a claim about every bearer’s legal full name. Credit: Eva Brylla and Katharina Leibring, Förnamn i Sverige – kortfattat namnlexikon, second edition (Isof, 2026), printed page 136. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; copyright remains with Charlotta Seiler Brylla, Katharina Leibring and Isof. No source prose, images or audio reproduced.
Origin: English short-form tradition, documented in Swedish use.
Checked against cited source
The reviewed dictionary describes the Emmy/Emmie/Emy family as originally English short forms. The exact spelling Emy is explicitly listed and exemplified by a Swedish bearer. This does not select one personal origin or exclude additional language traditions. Credit: Eva Brylla and Katharina Leibring, Förnamn i Sverige – kortfattat namnlexikon, second edition (Isof, 2026), printed page 136. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; copyright remains with Charlotta Seiler Brylla, Katharina Leibring and Isof. No source prose, images or audio reproduced.
Supporting evidence: Isof: exact Emy spelling and longer-name connections
Checked against cited source
Printed page 136 explicitly lists Emy under Emmy, documents the three longer-name connections and names a bearer with this spelling. No English IPA or syllable count is supplied by this evidence. Credit: Eva Brylla and Katharina Leibring, Förnamn i Sverige – kortfattat namnlexikon, second edition (Isof, 2026), printed page 136. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; copyright remains with Charlotta Seiler Brylla, Katharina Leibring and Isof. No source prose, images or audio reproduced.
Explicitly grouped with Emy in the scholarly given-name entry. These spellings retain separate popularity series; no pronunciation or parent-name meaning transferred. Credit: Eva Brylla and Katharina Leibring, Förnamn i Sverige – kortfattat namnlexikon, second edition (Isof, 2026), printed page 136. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; copyright remains with Charlotta Seiler Brylla, Katharina Leibring and Isof. No source prose, images or audio reproduced.
Explicitly grouped with Emy in the scholarly given-name entry. These spellings retain separate popularity series; no pronunciation or parent-name meaning transferred. Credit: Eva Brylla and Katharina Leibring, Förnamn i Sverige – kortfattat namnlexikon, second edition (Isof, 2026), printed page 136. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; copyright remains with Charlotta Seiler Brylla, Katharina Leibring and Isof. No source prose, images or audio reproduced.
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.
