Etta vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #928), but Etta is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Etta and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#928
#3
Babies named in 2025
281
12,754
Peak year
1880
1881
Trend
Rising since 2000
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
43,268
776,439