Buck vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #1,992), but Buck is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Buck and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#1,992 (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
76
12,754
Peak year
1910
1881
Trend
Rising since 2000
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Boys
Girls
Lifetime births
6,610
776,439