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Ema

Female#90 most common in Croatia10,125 people in Croatia
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
Position on the annual list
Ema — Position on the annual list#2#3#4#5#6#720152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

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.

Characteristics

ClassicInternationalReligiousPopular

Notable people called Ema

  • Emma WatsonEnglish actress
  • Emma StoneAmerican 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.