Fern vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #1,219), but Fern is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Fern and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#1,219
#3
Babies named in 2025
186
12,754
Peak year
1916
1881
Trend
Rising since 1992
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
37,666
776,439