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Chess vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000ChessEmma1880: Chess 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Chess 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Chess 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Chess 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Chess 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Chess 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Chess 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Chess 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Chess 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Chess 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Chess 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Chess 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Chess 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Chess 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Chess 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Chess 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Chess 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Chess 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Chess 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Chess 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Chess 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Chess 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Chess 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Chess 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Chess 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Chess 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Chess 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Chess 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Chess 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Chess 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Chess 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Chess 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Chess 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Chess 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Chess 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Chess 5 · Emma 5,0441916: Chess 0 · Emma 5,2171917: Chess 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Chess 6 · Emma 5,3241919: Chess 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Chess 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Chess 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Chess 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Chess 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Chess 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Chess 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Chess 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Chess 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Chess 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Chess 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Chess 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Chess 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Chess 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Chess 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Chess 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Chess 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Chess 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Chess 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Chess 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Chess 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Chess 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Chess 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Chess 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Chess 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Chess 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Chess 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Chess 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Chess 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Chess 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Chess 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Chess 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Chess 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Chess 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Chess 8 · Emma 1,5901954: Chess 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Chess 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Chess 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Chess 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Chess 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Chess 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Chess 0 · Emma 9761961: Chess 0 · Emma 8921962: Chess 0 · Emma 7981963: Chess 0 · Emma 7241964: Chess 0 · Emma 7701965: Chess 0 · Emma 6401966: Chess 0 · Emma 6191967: Chess 0 · Emma 5641968: Chess 0 · Emma 4941969: Chess 0 · Emma 5161970: Chess 0 · Emma 5291971: Chess 0 · Emma 4741972: Chess 0 · Emma 4531973: Chess 0 · Emma 4191974: Chess 0 · Emma 4901975: Chess 0 · Emma 4771976: Chess 0 · Emma 4141977: Chess 0 · Emma 4791978: Chess 0 · Emma 4421979: Chess 0 · Emma 4881980: Chess 0 · Emma 5301981: Chess 0 · Emma 5341982: Chess 0 · Emma 5601983: Chess 0 · Emma 5511984: Chess 0 · Emma 6781985: Chess 0 · Emma 9471986: Chess 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Chess 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Chess 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Chess 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Chess 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Chess 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Chess 5 · Emma 3,2121993: Chess 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Chess 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Chess 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Chess 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Chess 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Chess 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Chess 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Chess 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Chess 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Chess 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Chess 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Chess 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Chess 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Chess 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Chess 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Chess 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Chess 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Chess 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Chess 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Chess 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Chess 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Chess 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Chess 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Chess 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Chess 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Chess 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Chess 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Chess 5 · Emma 15,7232021: Chess 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Chess 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Chess 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Chess 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Chess 0 · Emma 12,754
ChessEmma

Head to head

ChessEmma
2025 rank
unranked (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1918
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Boys
Girls
Lifetime births
29
776,439
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