Gretel vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #3,249), but Gretel is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Gretel and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#3,249
#3
Babies named in 2025
48
12,754
Peak year
2022
1881
Trend
Rising since 1992
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
1,514
776,439