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Elves vs Emma

Emma leads today (#3 vs unranked), but Emma is slipping.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Elves and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000ElvesEmma1880: Elves 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Elves 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Elves 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Elves 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Elves 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Elves 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Elves 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Elves 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Elves 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Elves 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Elves 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Elves 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Elves 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Elves 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Elves 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Elves 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Elves 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Elves 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Elves 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Elves 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Elves 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Elves 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Elves 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Elves 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Elves 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Elves 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Elves 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Elves 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Elves 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Elves 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Elves 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Elves 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Elves 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Elves 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Elves 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Elves 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Elves 0 · Emma 5,2171917: Elves 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Elves 0 · Emma 5,3241919: Elves 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Elves 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Elves 6 · Emma 5,0721922: Elves 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Elves 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Elves 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Elves 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Elves 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Elves 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Elves 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Elves 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Elves 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Elves 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Elves 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Elves 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Elves 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Elves 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Elves 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Elves 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Elves 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Elves 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Elves 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Elves 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Elves 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Elves 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Elves 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Elves 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Elves 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Elves 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Elves 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Elves 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Elves 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Elves 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Elves 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Elves 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Elves 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Elves 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Elves 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Elves 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Elves 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Elves 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Elves 8 · Emma 9761961: Elves 0 · Emma 8921962: Elves 0 · Emma 7981963: Elves 0 · Emma 7241964: Elves 0 · Emma 7701965: Elves 0 · Emma 6401966: Elves 0 · Emma 6191967: Elves 0 · Emma 5641968: Elves 0 · Emma 4941969: Elves 0 · Emma 5161970: Elves 0 · Emma 5291971: Elves 0 · Emma 4741972: Elves 0 · Emma 4531973: Elves 0 · Emma 4191974: Elves 0 · Emma 4901975: Elves 0 · Emma 4771976: Elves 0 · Emma 4141977: Elves 0 · Emma 4791978: Elves 0 · Emma 4421979: Elves 0 · Emma 4881980: Elves 0 · Emma 5301981: Elves 0 · Emma 5341982: Elves 0 · Emma 5601983: Elves 0 · Emma 5511984: Elves 0 · Emma 6781985: Elves 0 · Emma 9471986: Elves 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Elves 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Elves 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Elves 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Elves 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Elves 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Elves 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Elves 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Elves 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Elves 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Elves 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Elves 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Elves 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Elves 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Elves 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Elves 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Elves 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Elves 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Elves 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Elves 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Elves 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Elves 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Elves 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Elves 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Elves 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Elves 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Elves 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Elves 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Elves 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Elves 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Elves 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Elves 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Elves 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Elves 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Elves 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Elves 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Elves 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Elves 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Elves 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Elves 0 · Emma 12,754
ElvesEmma

Head to head

ElvesEmma
2025 rank
unranked (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1921
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Boys
Girls
Lifetime births
14
776,439
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