Em - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Em \em\ is a variant of Amelia, and the meaning of Em is "industrious, striving; work".

The baby name Em sounds like Ama, Emmy, Emma, Amy, Ami, Amé, Ima, Oma and Uma. Other similar baby names are El, Ena, Esmé, Esma, Cam, Eve, Eva, Eda, Ede, Edy, Edi, Edma, Ela, Eir, Eli, Elma, Erma, Esme, Gem, Eman, Eyo, Kim, Kym, Mim, Pam, Sam and Tam.

Em is a very rare female first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Em. Compare Em with related baby names.