Dessa vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #6,838), but Emma is slipping.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Dessa and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#6,838
#3
Babies named in 2025
16
12,754
Peak year
1880
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
1,817
776,439