Bakari vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #1,728), but Bakari is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Bakari and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#1,728 (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
94
12,754
Peak year
2025
1881
Trend
Rising since 1985
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Boys
Girls
Lifetime births
1,687
776,439