Alphonse vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #2,516), but Alphonse is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Alphonse and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#2,516 (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
53
12,754
Peak year
1913
1881
Trend
Rising since 2005
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Boys
Girls
Lifetime births
10,590
776,439