MallowbyNames

Arl vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000ArlEmma1880: Arl 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Arl 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Arl 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Arl 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Arl 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Arl 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Arl 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Arl 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Arl 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Arl 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Arl 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Arl 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Arl 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Arl 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Arl 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Arl 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Arl 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Arl 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Arl 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Arl 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Arl 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Arl 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Arl 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Arl 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Arl 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Arl 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Arl 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Arl 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Arl 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Arl 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Arl 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Arl 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Arl 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Arl 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Arl 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Arl 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Arl 7 · Emma 5,2171917: Arl 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Arl 6 · Emma 5,3241919: Arl 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Arl 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Arl 6 · Emma 5,0721922: Arl 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Arl 6 · Emma 4,9771924: Arl 5 · Emma 4,8971925: Arl 5 · Emma 4,7141926: Arl 8 · Emma 4,4801927: Arl 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Arl 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Arl 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Arl 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Arl 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Arl 6 · Emma 3,3301933: Arl 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Arl 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Arl 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Arl 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Arl 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Arl 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Arl 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Arl 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Arl 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Arl 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Arl 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Arl 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Arl 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Arl 5 · Emma 2,0701947: Arl 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Arl 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Arl 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Arl 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Arl 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Arl 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Arl 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Arl 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Arl 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Arl 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Arl 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Arl 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Arl 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Arl 0 · Emma 9761961: Arl 0 · Emma 8921962: Arl 0 · Emma 7981963: Arl 0 · Emma 7241964: Arl 0 · Emma 7701965: Arl 0 · Emma 6401966: Arl 0 · Emma 6191967: Arl 0 · Emma 5641968: Arl 0 · Emma 4941969: Arl 0 · Emma 5161970: Arl 0 · Emma 5291971: Arl 0 · Emma 4741972: Arl 0 · Emma 4531973: Arl 0 · Emma 4191974: Arl 0 · Emma 4901975: Arl 0 · Emma 4771976: Arl 0 · Emma 4141977: Arl 0 · Emma 4791978: Arl 0 · Emma 4421979: Arl 0 · Emma 4881980: Arl 0 · Emma 5301981: Arl 0 · Emma 5341982: Arl 0 · Emma 5601983: Arl 0 · Emma 5511984: Arl 0 · Emma 6781985: Arl 0 · Emma 9471986: Arl 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Arl 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Arl 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Arl 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Arl 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Arl 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Arl 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Arl 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Arl 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Arl 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Arl 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Arl 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Arl 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Arl 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Arl 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Arl 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Arl 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Arl 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Arl 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Arl 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Arl 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Arl 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Arl 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Arl 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Arl 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Arl 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Arl 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Arl 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Arl 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Arl 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Arl 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Arl 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Arl 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Arl 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Arl 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Arl 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Arl 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Arl 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Arl 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Arl 0 · Emma 12,754
ArlEmma

Head to head

ArlEmma
2025 rank
unranked (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1916
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Boys
Girls
Lifetime births
54
776,439
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