Fay vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #3,780), but Fay is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Fay and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#3,780
#3
Babies named in 2025
39
12,754
Peak year
1911
1881
Trend
Rising since 1995
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
32,059
776,439