diff --git a/src/libs/EmojiUtils.ts b/src/libs/EmojiUtils.ts
index 7c042bbefe67b..f9fb5f2262805 100644
--- a/src/libs/EmojiUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/EmojiUtils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {Str} from 'expensify-common';
+import lodashSortBy from 'lodash/sortBy';
 import Onyx from 'react-native-onyx';
 import type {OnyxEntry} from 'react-native-onyx';
 import * as Emojis from '@assets/emojis';
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ const findEmojiByName = (name: string): Emoji => Emojis.emojiNameTable[name];
 
 const findEmojiByCode = (code: string): Emoji => Emojis.emojiCodeTableWithSkinTones[code];
 
+const sortByName = (emoji: Emoji, emojiData: RegExpMatchArray) => !emoji.name.includes(emojiData[0].toLowerCase().slice(1));
+
 let frequentlyUsedEmojis: FrequentlyUsedEmoji[] = [];
 Onyx.connect({
     key: ONYXKEYS.FREQUENTLY_USED_EMOJIS,
@@ -424,7 +427,7 @@ function suggestEmojis(text: string, lang: Locale, limit: number = CONST.AUTO_CO
     for (const node of nodes) {
         if (node.metaData?.code && !matching.find((obj) => obj.name === node.name)) {
             if (matching.length === limit) {
-                return matching;
+                return lodashSortBy(matching, (emoji) => sortByName(emoji, emojiData));
             }
             matching.push({code: node.metaData.code, name: node.name, types: node.metaData.types});
         }
@@ -434,7 +437,7 @@ function suggestEmojis(text: string, lang: Locale, limit: number = CONST.AUTO_CO
         }
         for (const suggestion of suggestions) {
             if (matching.length === limit) {
-                return matching;
+                return lodashSortBy(matching, (emoji) => sortByName(emoji, emojiData));
             }
 
             if (!matching.find((obj) => obj.name === suggestion.name)) {
@@ -442,7 +445,7 @@ function suggestEmojis(text: string, lang: Locale, limit: number = CONST.AUTO_CO
             }
         }
     }
-    return matching;
+    return lodashSortBy(matching, (emoji) => sortByName(emoji, emojiData));
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/unit/EmojiTest.ts b/tests/unit/EmojiTest.ts
index c96228b49fbc7..2033085c56947 100644
--- a/tests/unit/EmojiTest.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/EmojiTest.ts
@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ describe('EmojiTest', () => {
 
     it('correct suggests emojis accounting for keywords', () => {
         const thumbEmojisEn: Emoji[] = [
+            {
+                name: 'hand_with_index_finger_and_thumb_crossed',
+                code: '🫰',
+                types: ['🫰🏿', '🫰🏾', '🫰🏽', '🫰🏼', '🫰🏻'],
+            },
             {
                 code: '👍',
                 name: '+1',
@@ -164,11 +169,6 @@ describe('EmojiTest', () => {
                 name: '-1',
                 types: ['👎🏿', '👎🏾', '👎🏽', '👎🏼', '👎🏻'],
             },
-            {
-                name: 'hand_with_index_finger_and_thumb_crossed',
-                code: '🫰',
-                types: ['🫰🏿', '🫰🏾', '🫰🏽', '🫰🏼', '🫰🏻'],
-            },
         ];
 
         const thumbEmojisEs: Emoji[] = [