Belle vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #1,013), but Belle is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Belle and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#1,013
#3
Babies named in 2025
247
12,754
Peak year
1880
1881
Trend
Rising since 1987
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
19,227
776,439