MallowbyNames

Candle vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000CandleEmma1880: Candle 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Candle 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Candle 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Candle 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Candle 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Candle 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Candle 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Candle 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Candle 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Candle 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Candle 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Candle 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Candle 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Candle 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Candle 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Candle 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Candle 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Candle 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Candle 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Candle 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Candle 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Candle 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Candle 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Candle 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Candle 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Candle 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Candle 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Candle 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Candle 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Candle 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Candle 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Candle 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Candle 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Candle 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Candle 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Candle 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Candle 0 · Emma 5,2171917: Candle 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Candle 0 · Emma 5,3241919: Candle 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Candle 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Candle 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Candle 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Candle 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Candle 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Candle 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Candle 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Candle 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Candle 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Candle 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Candle 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Candle 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Candle 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Candle 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Candle 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Candle 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Candle 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Candle 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Candle 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Candle 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Candle 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Candle 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Candle 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Candle 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Candle 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Candle 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Candle 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Candle 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Candle 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Candle 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Candle 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Candle 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Candle 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Candle 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Candle 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Candle 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Candle 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Candle 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Candle 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Candle 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Candle 0 · Emma 9761961: Candle 0 · Emma 8921962: Candle 0 · Emma 7981963: Candle 0 · Emma 7241964: Candle 0 · Emma 7701965: Candle 0 · Emma 6401966: Candle 0 · Emma 6191967: Candle 0 · Emma 5641968: Candle 0 · Emma 4941969: Candle 0 · Emma 5161970: Candle 0 · Emma 5291971: Candle 0 · Emma 4741972: Candle 5 · Emma 4531973: Candle 0 · Emma 4191974: Candle 0 · Emma 4901975: Candle 0 · Emma 4771976: Candle 0 · Emma 4141977: Candle 8 · Emma 4791978: Candle 0 · Emma 4421979: Candle 6 · Emma 4881980: Candle 0 · Emma 5301981: Candle 5 · Emma 5341982: Candle 0 · Emma 5601983: Candle 0 · Emma 5511984: Candle 0 · Emma 6781985: Candle 0 · Emma 9471986: Candle 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Candle 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Candle 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Candle 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Candle 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Candle 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Candle 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Candle 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Candle 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Candle 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Candle 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Candle 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Candle 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Candle 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Candle 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Candle 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Candle 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Candle 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Candle 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Candle 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Candle 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Candle 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Candle 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Candle 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Candle 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Candle 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Candle 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Candle 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Candle 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Candle 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Candle 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Candle 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Candle 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Candle 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Candle 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Candle 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Candle 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Candle 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Candle 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Candle 0 · Emma 12,754
CandleEmma

Head to head

CandleEmma
2025 rank
unranked
#3
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1977
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
24
776,439
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