Alister vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #1,688), but Alister is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Alister and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#1,688 (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
97
12,754
Peak year
2022
1881
Trend
Rising since 1992
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Boys
Girls
Lifetime births
1,659
776,439