Dottie vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #1,382), but Dottie is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Dottie and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#1,382
#3
Babies named in 2025
158
12,754
Peak year
1944
1881
Trend
Rising since 2001
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
9,998
776,439