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Ideal vs Emma

Emma leads today (#3 vs unranked), but Emma is slipping.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Ideal and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000IdealEmma1880: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Ideal 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Ideal 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Ideal 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Ideal 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Ideal 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Ideal 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Ideal 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Ideal 0 · Emma 5,2171917: Ideal 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Ideal 0 · Emma 5,3241919: Ideal 5 · Emma 5,0871920: Ideal 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Ideal 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Ideal 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Ideal 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Ideal 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Ideal 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Ideal 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Ideal 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Ideal 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Ideal 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Ideal 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Ideal 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Ideal 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Ideal 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Ideal 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Ideal 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Ideal 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Ideal 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Ideal 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Ideal 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Ideal 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Ideal 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Ideal 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Ideal 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Ideal 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Ideal 0 · Emma 9761961: Ideal 0 · Emma 8921962: Ideal 0 · Emma 7981963: Ideal 0 · Emma 7241964: Ideal 0 · Emma 7701965: Ideal 0 · Emma 6401966: Ideal 0 · Emma 6191967: Ideal 0 · Emma 5641968: Ideal 0 · Emma 4941969: Ideal 0 · Emma 5161970: Ideal 0 · Emma 5291971: Ideal 0 · Emma 4741972: Ideal 0 · Emma 4531973: Ideal 0 · Emma 4191974: Ideal 0 · Emma 4901975: Ideal 0 · Emma 4771976: Ideal 0 · Emma 4141977: Ideal 0 · Emma 4791978: Ideal 0 · Emma 4421979: Ideal 0 · Emma 4881980: Ideal 0 · Emma 5301981: Ideal 0 · Emma 5341982: Ideal 0 · Emma 5601983: Ideal 0 · Emma 5511984: Ideal 0 · Emma 6781985: Ideal 0 · Emma 9471986: Ideal 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Ideal 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Ideal 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Ideal 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Ideal 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Ideal 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Ideal 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Ideal 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Ideal 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Ideal 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Ideal 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Ideal 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Ideal 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Ideal 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Ideal 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Ideal 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Ideal 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Ideal 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Ideal 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Ideal 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Ideal 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Ideal 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Ideal 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Ideal 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Ideal 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Ideal 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Ideal 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Ideal 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Ideal 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Ideal 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Ideal 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Ideal 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Ideal 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Ideal 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Ideal 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Ideal 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Ideal 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Ideal 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Ideal 0 · Emma 12,754
IdealEmma

Head to head

IdealEmma
2025 rank
unranked
#3
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1919
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
5
776,439
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