Given name & surname
Emmaus
“from the place of hot baths”
Emmaus is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “from the place of hot baths.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “from the place of hot baths.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Emmaus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 223
- 210 boys · 13 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 26
- #5,268 for boys · #11,236 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +45%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,268 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 32.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 8 birth records for girls in 2025.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Emmaus’s family of names
Emmaus has a related form in Emmas. Emmaus has a related form in Emmaws.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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