MallowbyNames

Columbo vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000ColumboEmma1880: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Columbo 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Columbo 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Columbo 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Columbo 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Columbo 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Columbo 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Columbo 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Columbo 5 · Emma 5,2171917: Columbo 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Columbo 0 · Emma 5,3241919: Columbo 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Columbo 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Columbo 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Columbo 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Columbo 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Columbo 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Columbo 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Columbo 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Columbo 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Columbo 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Columbo 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Columbo 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Columbo 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Columbo 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Columbo 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Columbo 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Columbo 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Columbo 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Columbo 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Columbo 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Columbo 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Columbo 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Columbo 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Columbo 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Columbo 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Columbo 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Columbo 0 · Emma 9761961: Columbo 0 · Emma 8921962: Columbo 0 · Emma 7981963: Columbo 0 · Emma 7241964: Columbo 0 · Emma 7701965: Columbo 0 · Emma 6401966: Columbo 0 · Emma 6191967: Columbo 0 · Emma 5641968: Columbo 0 · Emma 4941969: Columbo 0 · Emma 5161970: Columbo 0 · Emma 5291971: Columbo 0 · Emma 4741972: Columbo 0 · Emma 4531973: Columbo 0 · Emma 4191974: Columbo 0 · Emma 4901975: Columbo 0 · Emma 4771976: Columbo 0 · Emma 4141977: Columbo 0 · Emma 4791978: Columbo 0 · Emma 4421979: Columbo 0 · Emma 4881980: Columbo 0 · Emma 5301981: Columbo 0 · Emma 5341982: Columbo 0 · Emma 5601983: Columbo 0 · Emma 5511984: Columbo 0 · Emma 6781985: Columbo 0 · Emma 9471986: Columbo 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Columbo 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Columbo 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Columbo 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Columbo 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Columbo 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Columbo 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Columbo 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Columbo 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Columbo 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Columbo 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Columbo 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Columbo 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Columbo 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Columbo 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Columbo 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Columbo 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Columbo 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Columbo 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Columbo 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Columbo 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Columbo 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Columbo 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Columbo 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Columbo 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Columbo 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Columbo 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Columbo 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Columbo 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Columbo 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Columbo 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Columbo 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Columbo 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Columbo 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Columbo 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Columbo 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Columbo 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Columbo 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Columbo 0 · Emma 12,754
ColumboEmma

Head to head

ColumboEmma
2025 rank
unranked (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1916
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Boys
Girls
Lifetime births
5
776,439
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