Emmabelle
A feminine given name combining "Emma" meaning universal and "Belle" meaning beautiful.
Name Census estimates that about 80 living Americans carry the first name Emmabelle. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Emmabelle today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Emmabelle births was 2016 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Emmabelle. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Emmabelle. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
80
~ 1 in 4,284,429 Americans
Peak year
2016
12 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2021 SSA rank
#15,968
Tracked since 1920
Popularity
Emmabelle: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Emmabelle from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 58 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Emmabelle by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Emmabelle during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Emmabelle
The name Emmabelle is a combination of the names Emma and Belle, both of which have their origins in different languages and cultures.
The first part, Emma, is a German name derived from the Germanic word 'ermen', meaning 'whole' or 'universal'. It was popularized in the Middle Ages as a feminine form of the male name Emanuel or Emmanuel, which means 'God is with us' in Hebrew. Emma was a common name among the Germanic tribes and was later adopted by other European cultures.
Belle, on the other hand, is a French name derived from the Latin word 'bella', meaning 'beautiful'. It was a popular name in medieval France and was often used as a nickname or a shortened form of names like Isabelle or Annabelle.
While the name Emmabelle itself does not have any specific historical references or recorded appearances in ancient texts or religious scriptures, the individual components of the name have been used throughout history.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Emma can be found in the 9th century, when Emma of Bavaria (808-876) was the wife of King Louis II of Germany. Another notable Emma was Emma of Normandy (c. 985-1052), who was the wife of two English kings, Ethelred the Unready and Canute the Great.
As for Belle, it was a common name among the French nobility during the Middle Ages. One of the most famous bearers of the name was Belle de Bourbon (1339-1390), who was the wife of King Peter I of Castile.
Other notable individuals with the name Emma include Emma Lazarus (1849-1887), a poet and activist who wrote the famous poem "The New Colossus" inscribed on the Statue of Liberty; Emma Goldman (1869-1940), a political activist and writer known for her advocacy of anarchist philosophy; and Emma Watson (born 1990), the British actress best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series.
Notable Belles throughout history include Belle Boyd (1844-1900), a Confederate spy during the American Civil War; Belle Starr (1848-1889), an American outlaw and horse thief in the Old West; and Belle da Costa Greene (1879-1950), an American librarian and bibliographer who was instrumental in developing the Morgan Library's collection.
People
Emmabelle + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Emmabelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Emmabelle: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emmabelle?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 80 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Emmabelle going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 4,284,429 US residents.
Is Emmabelle a common name?
We classify Emmabelle as "Very Rare". It ranks above 61.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 94 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Emmabelle most popular?
The single biggest year for Emmabelle was 2016, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Emmabelle is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Emmabelle a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Emmabelle in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.