Althea vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #1,299), but Althea is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Althea and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#1,299
#3
Babies named in 2025
171
12,754
Peak year
1920
1881
Trend
Rising since 1995
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
17,980
776,439