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Emma

Popularity trend for the name Emma in Aotearoa New Zealand, based on Department of Internal Affairs birth registrations.

Peak year
1988
Peak count
495
Recent
60/yr
Median age
34 yrs
Trend
-35%

Emma at a glance

Emma reached its highest rank of #1 for girls in 2005. In 2025, 58 babies were registered as Emma, ranking #62 for girls. Its popularity is falling compared with five years earlier. Emma is used mainly for girls.

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About this data: figures come from Department of Internal Affairs birth registrations for 1954-2025. The DIA only publishes a name for a given year when at least 10 babies were registered with it, so rarer names - and rarer spellings - are missing entirely, and a name can drop out of the record in quieter years. Spelling variants are counted separately, and counts reflect first names as registered.