Cotton vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #8,243), though both are past their peak.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Cotton and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#8,243 (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
9
12,754
Peak year
2015
1881
Trend
Declining since 2014
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Boys
Girls
Lifetime births
507
776,439