Cordelia vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #980), but Cordelia is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Cordelia and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#980
#3
Babies named in 2025
258
12,754
Peak year
1880
1881
Trend
Rising since 1985
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
12,906
776,439