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Bub vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000BubEmma1880: Bub 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Bub 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Bub 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Bub 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Bub 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Bub 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Bub 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Bub 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Bub 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Bub 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Bub 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Bub 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Bub 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Bub 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Bub 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Bub 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Bub 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Bub 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Bub 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Bub 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Bub 5 · Emma 3,0951901: Bub 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Bub 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Bub 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Bub 5 · Emma 2,3121905: Bub 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Bub 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Bub 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Bub 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Bub 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Bub 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Bub 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Bub 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Bub 5 · Emma 3,4741914: Bub 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Bub 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Bub 0 · Emma 5,2171917: Bub 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Bub 8 · Emma 5,3241919: Bub 5 · Emma 5,0871920: Bub 5 · Emma 5,2381921: Bub 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Bub 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Bub 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Bub 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Bub 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Bub 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Bub 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Bub 5 · Emma 4,0171929: Bub 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Bub 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Bub 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Bub 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Bub 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Bub 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Bub 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Bub 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Bub 5 · Emma 2,7501938: Bub 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Bub 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Bub 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Bub 6 · Emma 2,5461942: Bub 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Bub 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Bub 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Bub 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Bub 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Bub 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Bub 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Bub 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Bub 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Bub 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Bub 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Bub 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Bub 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Bub 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Bub 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Bub 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Bub 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Bub 5 · Emma 1,0561960: Bub 0 · Emma 9761961: Bub 0 · Emma 8921962: Bub 0 · Emma 7981963: Bub 0 · Emma 7241964: Bub 0 · Emma 7701965: Bub 0 · Emma 6401966: Bub 0 · Emma 6191967: Bub 0 · Emma 5641968: Bub 0 · Emma 4941969: Bub 0 · Emma 5161970: Bub 0 · Emma 5291971: Bub 0 · Emma 4741972: Bub 0 · Emma 4531973: Bub 0 · Emma 4191974: Bub 0 · Emma 4901975: Bub 0 · Emma 4771976: Bub 0 · Emma 4141977: Bub 0 · Emma 4791978: Bub 0 · Emma 4421979: Bub 0 · Emma 4881980: Bub 0 · Emma 5301981: Bub 0 · Emma 5341982: Bub 0 · Emma 5601983: Bub 0 · Emma 5511984: Bub 0 · Emma 6781985: Bub 0 · Emma 9471986: Bub 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Bub 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Bub 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Bub 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Bub 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Bub 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Bub 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Bub 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Bub 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Bub 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Bub 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Bub 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Bub 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Bub 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Bub 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Bub 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Bub 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Bub 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Bub 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Bub 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Bub 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Bub 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Bub 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Bub 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Bub 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Bub 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Bub 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Bub 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Bub 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Bub 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Bub 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Bub 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Bub 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Bub 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Bub 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Bub 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Bub 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Bub 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Bub 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Bub 0 · Emma 12,754
BubEmma

Head to head

BubEmma
2025 rank
unranked (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1904
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Boys
Girls
Lifetime births
54
776,439
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