Akeem vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #2,077), but Akeem is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Akeem and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#2,077 (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
71
12,754
Peak year
1990
1881
Trend
Rising since 2004
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Boys
Girls
Lifetime births
6,825
776,439