Ema
- Meaning:
- Whole, universal
- Origin:
- Germanic
About the name Ema
From a Germanic root meaning 'whole, universal'. It surged to become one of the most popular girls' names in Croatia in the 2000s and 2010s.
Popularity with newborns
- Girls · 2025 · 281 births · #7 that year
Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.
People with this name in Croatia
10,125 people in Croatia are called Ema, according to the 2021 census. That is #90 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Ema is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Ema
- Emma Watson — English actress
- Emma Stone — American actress
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.