MallowbyNames

Ale vs Emma

Emma leads today (#3 vs unranked), but Emma is slipping.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Ale and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000AleEmma1880: Ale 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Ale 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Ale 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Ale 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Ale 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Ale 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Ale 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Ale 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Ale 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Ale 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Ale 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Ale 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Ale 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Ale 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Ale 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Ale 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Ale 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Ale 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Ale 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Ale 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Ale 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Ale 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Ale 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Ale 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Ale 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Ale 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Ale 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Ale 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Ale 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Ale 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Ale 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Ale 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Ale 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Ale 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Ale 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Ale 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Ale 0 · Emma 5,2171917: Ale 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Ale 0 · Emma 5,3241919: Ale 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Ale 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Ale 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Ale 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Ale 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Ale 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Ale 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Ale 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Ale 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Ale 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Ale 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Ale 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Ale 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Ale 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Ale 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Ale 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Ale 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Ale 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Ale 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Ale 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Ale 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Ale 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Ale 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Ale 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Ale 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Ale 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Ale 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Ale 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Ale 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Ale 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Ale 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Ale 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Ale 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Ale 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Ale 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Ale 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Ale 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Ale 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Ale 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Ale 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Ale 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Ale 0 · Emma 9761961: Ale 0 · Emma 8921962: Ale 0 · Emma 7981963: Ale 0 · Emma 7241964: Ale 0 · Emma 7701965: Ale 0 · Emma 6401966: Ale 0 · Emma 6191967: Ale 0 · Emma 5641968: Ale 0 · Emma 4941969: Ale 0 · Emma 5161970: Ale 0 · Emma 5291971: Ale 0 · Emma 4741972: Ale 0 · Emma 4531973: Ale 0 · Emma 4191974: Ale 0 · Emma 4901975: Ale 0 · Emma 4771976: Ale 0 · Emma 4141977: Ale 0 · Emma 4791978: Ale 0 · Emma 4421979: Ale 0 · Emma 4881980: Ale 0 · Emma 5301981: Ale 0 · Emma 5341982: Ale 0 · Emma 5601983: Ale 0 · Emma 5511984: Ale 0 · Emma 6781985: Ale 0 · Emma 9471986: Ale 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Ale 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Ale 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Ale 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Ale 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Ale 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Ale 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Ale 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Ale 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Ale 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Ale 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Ale 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Ale 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Ale 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Ale 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Ale 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Ale 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Ale 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Ale 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Ale 8 · Emma 20,3622006: Ale 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Ale 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Ale 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Ale 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Ale 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Ale 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Ale 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Ale 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Ale 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Ale 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Ale 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Ale 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Ale 5 · Emma 18,8242019: Ale 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Ale 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Ale 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Ale 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Ale 5 · Emma 13,5902024: Ale 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Ale 0 · Emma 12,754
AleEmma

Head to head

AleEmma
2025 rank
unranked (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
2005
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls & boys
Girls
Lifetime births
18
776,439
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