Emi

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Ემი in GE Georgia.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 3 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Emi is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Portuguese given name42K records spelled Emi26 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, Spain, Mexico, Argentina

  Languages: Portuguese, Spanish, Italian

  Also written Imi, Emì, Emí, Ểmĩ, Ïmi

• English given name27K records spelled Emi31 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Germany, Australia, Brazil

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Émi, Ęmį, Ĕmï, Ëmï, Ëmį

• Indonesian given name25K records spelled Emi9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, Malaysia, Spain, United States

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written 'Emi, Êmï, Ěmï, Ėmï, Émï

• French given name9.5K records spelled Emi25 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Spain, Belgium

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Émi, Emi', Emï, Emî, Èmi

• Albanian given name2.2K records spelled Emi4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Albania, Italy, United States, United Kingdom

  Also written Emî, Ęmí, Èmì

• Lao given name1.8K records spelled Emi6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Laos, Thailand, United States, Spain

  Languages: Lao, Thai

  Also written Emì, Emï, Emí, Émi

53 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Emi is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• ‘Smile’.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• Ghost.

  as a name·The African book of names

• In pi, first-person singular present/imperative active of eti (“to come”)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Latin, first-person singular perfect active indicative of emō

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Hawaiian, to diminish, to reduce, to decrease, to become smaller

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 77 years between 1916–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Astrid Lindgrenb. 1907SEnot in their usual nameSwedish writer of fiction and screenplays (1907–2002)
• Amy Tanb. 1952USnot in their usual nameAmerican novelist
• Amy Goodmanb. 1957USnot in their usual nameAmerican journalist (1957-)
• Amy Grantb. 1960USnot in their usual nameAmerican singer-songwriter, musician (born 1960)
• Amy Coney Barrettb. 1972USnot in their usual nameAmerican lawyer and jurist (born 1972)
• Amy Adamsb. 1974ITnot in their usual nameAmerican actress (born 1974)
• Litab. 1975USnot in their usual nameAmerican professional wrestler
• Amy Leeb. 1981USnot in their usual nameAmerican singer-songwriter and musician (born 1981)
• Amy Winehouseb. 1983GBnot in their usual nameBritish singer-songwriter (1983–2011)
• Emilia Clarkeb. 1986GBnot in their usual nameEnglish actress, model and writer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 552 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Emi?

We estimate roughly 39 thousand people bear Emi (counting its spellings and scripts) across 14 countries in our records.

In which country does Emi have the most bearers?

Emi is most frequently recorded in Japan, where it is most often spelled emi.

How common is Emi compared with other names?

In Japan, Emi is the 72nd most common given name of 355,102 given names recorded there.

Is Emi a male or female name?

Emi is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Emi mean?

Recorded meaning: Rōmaji transcription of えみ