Hart vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #2,390), but Hart is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Hart and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#2,390 (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
57
12,754
Peak year
1888
1881
Trend
Rising since 1990
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Boys
Girls
Lifetime births
1,211
776,439