Dorothea vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #1,777), but Dorothea is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Dorothea and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#1,777
#3
Babies named in 2025
113
12,754
Peak year
1913
1881
Trend
Rising since 2006
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
34,421
776,439