Embla Forename

522,011th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Iceland

Embla Forename Definition:

A Scandinavian name, meaning: In Norse mythology the first woman.

Embla Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden
100%
1631:60,4783,001
Iceland
100%
821:4,464557
Norway-101:513,2339,206
Denmark-71:807,07110,426
Faroe Islands
100%
51:9,8251,060
Russia
100%
41:36,058,42683,389
United States-31:120,845,659590,342
Finland
100%
21:2,741,59219,235
England
100%
21:27,801,460132,211
Thailand
100%
21:35,032,906298,615
Greenland-11:56,3711,395
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Albania
100%
11:3,046,57049,159

Embla Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Scandinavian name, meaning: In Norse mythology the first woman.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Embla Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jembla914/
Emblia912/
Emblha911/
Emblah911/
Gembla911/
Hemblah832/
Embilla831/
Esimbla831/
Ambla80196/
Embly80121/
Emblo8014/
Embli808/
Ombla804/
Imbla804/
Emble802/
Emvla801/
Jembilla7719/
Yembilla776/
Hembilla773/
Amblla7395/
Hembly7352/
Hambla7327/
Imblah7318/
Hembli7317/
Jimbla7312/
Embler7312/
Embley7310/
Omblia738/
Gembly735/
Hemble733/
Gembli733/
Embles732/
Emblez732/
Gemble732/
Imblai732/
Aambla731/
Embleu731/
Emblis731/
Emblli731/
Emblys731/
Amblah731/
Amblau731/
Himbla731/
Hombla731/
Imblau731/
Imblia731/
Amblia731/
Emblio731/
Ambilla6734/
Ambella6718/
Embelle679/
Enbilla679/
Hembler679/
Emblish677/
Jeemblo677/
Emuella677/
Gimblya675/
Emwella675/
Embless674/
Embelly673/
Hembley672/
Homblea672/
Imbilla672/
Gemblou671/
Emmbler671/
Hamblay671/
Esemble671/
Embello671/
Emmbley671/
Embelli671/
Hamblea671/
Embuali671/
Embylly671/
Embilly671/
Emblije671/
Jimblat671/
Heumble671/
Yomblah671/
Ambllai671/
Amblaha671/
Enbella671/
Emblios671/
Esnwla551/

Embla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Embla in the Russian language
Эмблаembla-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Embla