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Ardel vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000ArdelEmma1880: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Ardel 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Ardel 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Ardel 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Ardel 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Ardel 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Ardel 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Ardel 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Ardel 0 · Emma 5,2171917: Ardel 6 · Emma 5,1211918: Ardel 7 · Emma 5,3241919: Ardel 5 · Emma 5,0871920: Ardel 6 · Emma 5,2381921: Ardel 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Ardel 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Ardel 7 · Emma 4,9771924: Ardel 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Ardel 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Ardel 7 · Emma 4,4801927: Ardel 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Ardel 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Ardel 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Ardel 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Ardel 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Ardel 5 · Emma 3,3301933: Ardel 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Ardel 9 · Emma 2,7501938: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Ardel 5 · Emma 2,5461942: Ardel 7 · Emma 2,6061943: Ardel 6 · Emma 2,4221944: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Ardel 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Ardel 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Ardel 5 · Emma 1,7311952: Ardel 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Ardel 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Ardel 5 · Emma 1,5301955: Ardel 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Ardel 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Ardel 7 · Emma 1,2171958: Ardel 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Ardel 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Ardel 5 · Emma 9761961: Ardel 0 · Emma 8921962: Ardel 0 · Emma 7981963: Ardel 5 · Emma 7241964: Ardel 0 · Emma 7701965: Ardel 0 · Emma 6401966: Ardel 0 · Emma 6191967: Ardel 0 · Emma 5641968: Ardel 0 · Emma 4941969: Ardel 0 · Emma 5161970: Ardel 0 · Emma 5291971: Ardel 0 · Emma 4741972: Ardel 0 · Emma 4531973: Ardel 0 · Emma 4191974: Ardel 0 · Emma 4901975: Ardel 0 · Emma 4771976: Ardel 0 · Emma 4141977: Ardel 0 · Emma 4791978: Ardel 0 · Emma 4421979: Ardel 0 · Emma 4881980: Ardel 0 · Emma 5301981: Ardel 0 · Emma 5341982: Ardel 0 · Emma 5601983: Ardel 0 · Emma 5511984: Ardel 0 · Emma 6781985: Ardel 0 · Emma 9471986: Ardel 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Ardel 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Ardel 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Ardel 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Ardel 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Ardel 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Ardel 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Ardel 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Ardel 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Ardel 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Ardel 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Ardel 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Ardel 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Ardel 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Ardel 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Ardel 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Ardel 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Ardel 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Ardel 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Ardel 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Ardel 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Ardel 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Ardel 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Ardel 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Ardel 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Ardel 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Ardel 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Ardel 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Ardel 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Ardel 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Ardel 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Ardel 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Ardel 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Ardel 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Ardel 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Ardel 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Ardel 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Ardel 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Ardel 0 · Emma 12,754
ArdelEmma

Head to head

ArdelEmma
2025 rank
unranked
#3
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1937
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls & boys
Girls
Lifetime births
97
776,439
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