MallowbyNames

Ija vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000IjaEmma1880: Ija 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Ija 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Ija 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Ija 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Ija 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Ija 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Ija 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Ija 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Ija 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Ija 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Ija 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Ija 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Ija 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Ija 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Ija 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Ija 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Ija 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Ija 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Ija 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Ija 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Ija 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Ija 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Ija 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Ija 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Ija 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Ija 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Ija 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Ija 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Ija 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Ija 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Ija 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Ija 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Ija 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Ija 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Ija 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Ija 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Ija 0 · Emma 5,2171917: Ija 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Ija 0 · Emma 5,3241919: Ija 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Ija 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Ija 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Ija 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Ija 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Ija 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Ija 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Ija 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Ija 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Ija 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Ija 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Ija 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Ija 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Ija 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Ija 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Ija 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Ija 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Ija 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Ija 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Ija 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Ija 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Ija 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Ija 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Ija 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Ija 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Ija 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Ija 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Ija 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Ija 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Ija 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Ija 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Ija 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Ija 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Ija 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Ija 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Ija 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Ija 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Ija 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Ija 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Ija 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Ija 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Ija 0 · Emma 9761961: Ija 0 · Emma 8921962: Ija 0 · Emma 7981963: Ija 0 · Emma 7241964: Ija 0 · Emma 7701965: Ija 0 · Emma 6401966: Ija 0 · Emma 6191967: Ija 0 · Emma 5641968: Ija 0 · Emma 4941969: Ija 0 · Emma 5161970: Ija 0 · Emma 5291971: Ija 0 · Emma 4741972: Ija 0 · Emma 4531973: Ija 0 · Emma 4191974: Ija 0 · Emma 4901975: Ija 0 · Emma 4771976: Ija 0 · Emma 4141977: Ija 0 · Emma 4791978: Ija 0 · Emma 4421979: Ija 0 · Emma 4881980: Ija 0 · Emma 5301981: Ija 0 · Emma 5341982: Ija 0 · Emma 5601983: Ija 0 · Emma 5511984: Ija 0 · Emma 6781985: Ija 0 · Emma 9471986: Ija 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Ija 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Ija 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Ija 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Ija 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Ija 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Ija 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Ija 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Ija 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Ija 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Ija 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Ija 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Ija 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Ija 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Ija 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Ija 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Ija 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Ija 5 · Emma 22,7192004: Ija 6 · Emma 21,6252005: Ija 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Ija 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Ija 5 · Emma 18,3902008: Ija 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Ija 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Ija 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Ija 5 · Emma 18,8252012: Ija 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Ija 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Ija 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Ija 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Ija 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Ija 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Ija 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Ija 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Ija 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Ija 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Ija 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Ija 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Ija 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Ija 0 · Emma 12,754
IjaEmma

Head to head

IjaEmma
2025 rank
unranked
#3
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
2004
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
21
776,439
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