Ema is a girl's name of Portuguese origin meaning “whole.” In 2024 it was given to 136 girls in the United States.
Ema belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “whole” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Ema first appears in Social Security records in 1883. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #717 in 1883, and in 2024 136 babies received the name — 4,693 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Ema means “whole” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Ema is a girl name. In 2024, 136 babies received the name in the US.
Ema comes from the Portuguese tradition.
Ema first appears in US records in 1883. Its best-ever ranking was #717 in 1883, and 136 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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