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Emma-Jane

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Emma-Jane: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2017

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2017, ranging from #1222 to #5765.199820012004200720112017#1222#5765
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1222
1997#1287
1998#1392
1999#2444
2000#1389
2001#3262
2002#4137
2003#1628
2004#3197
2005#2438
2006#2320
2007#3218
2008#3397
2009#2148
2011#4764
2012#3681
2015#4103
2017#5765

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 18 of the 22 years from 1996 to 2017.

In 2012: #907 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #3681 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2017 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1222 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2002–2016

    Highest recorded position: #331 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2002–2016).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2017

    Most recently recorded at #5765 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2017. Highest recorded position: #331 in Northern Ireland in 2003.

Emma-Jane's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2017England and Walesfemale#57653HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#41035HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#36816HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#47644HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#214811HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#33976HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#32186HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#23209HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#24388HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#31975HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#162812HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#41373HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#32624HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#138913HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#24446HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#139213HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#128714HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#122215HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#4403HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#3324HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#3313HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#3393HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#7524HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#9073HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#9103HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#8423HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Emma-Jane is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Emma-Jane, between 1996 and 2017, in 21 of those 22 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: highest position in 2003Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201419962017
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–201718#1222 in 1996
Northern Ireland2002–20164#331 in 2003
Republic of Ireland2007–20144#752 in 2014

Its high point came 18 years earlier in England and Wales (1996) than in Republic of Ireland (2014).

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What is known about Emma-Jane

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2017.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2017. Highest recorded position: #331 in Northern Ireland in 2003. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.