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Emma

46 replies

mayandjuniper · 09/01/2021 13:09

A classic, or still a bit too 90s?

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ParisJeTAime · 09/01/2021 16:27

I have one, so am biased! I liked the Jane Austen connection and DH just liked the name. Also we liked that it probably wouldn't date and that it travels well.

I do hear it a bit more now than when she was a baby. She is 6. When she was born there were tonnes of Emilys and Amelias, but no Emmas in our acquaintance. I hear it sometimes now, but still don't think it's mega popular.

SuePream · 09/01/2021 16:09

I've got a teenage Emma. I still love the name and so does DD.

ladymalfoy45 · 09/01/2021 16:04

Emma Peel.
But then I’m biased when it comes to the name Emma........

SilverOtter · 09/01/2021 16:00

I love it

MonkeyPuddle · 09/01/2021 15:56

I am one.
I like my name, easy to spell, easy to shortern/nickname if that’s your thing. It’s never struck me as overly popular as I don’t often meet any other Emma’s and I come into contact with lots of small babies through work and I’ve not met many there either.

DramaAlpaca · 09/01/2021 15:53

Of course it's classic, its history goes back to the Middle Ages.

It's my favourite name.

plumpootle · 09/01/2021 15:40

Beautiful name - I love it

JemimaTiggywinkle · 09/01/2021 15:38

Definitely classic. Really nice name

CeeceeBloomingdale · 09/01/2021 15:38

Classic to me

SionnachRua · 09/01/2021 15:36

Classic (I don't get 90s vibes at all)but very safe and boring.

AtlasPine · 09/01/2021 15:35

I’ve always love this name.

Edenember · 09/01/2021 15:34

I think of it as pretty classic rather than retro.

emmie841 · 09/01/2021 14:44

Love it

EdgeOfACoin · 09/01/2021 14:04

Classic.

It's surprisingly popular in the USA at the moment - I think they missed the 'Emma' trend in the 80s.

notsosmoothie · 09/01/2021 13:38

It's my favourite. Love it.

Ginmebaby · 09/01/2021 13:30

Beautiful - makes me think of the Austen novel. And a very neutral name which could be from any walk of life.

Swingometer · 09/01/2021 13:27

I would say it's a classic, there were plenty of Emma's born in 60s/70s/80s and also in the past 20 years so I don't associate it with the 90s

WiseOwlRelaxing · 09/01/2021 13:25

I like it. I also like Jemma / Gemma

Boyorgirl3 · 09/01/2021 13:21

Classic, I know a 1 year old Emma, suits all ages, and not too popular in these days, great choice.

dementedpixie · 09/01/2021 13:10

I have one of them, she's 17

AbbeyBelfast · 09/01/2021 13:10

It's a classic AND a 90s nostalgia name. Can't lose x