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Independence vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000IndependenceEmma1880: Independence 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Independence 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Independence 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Independence 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Independence 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Independence 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Independence 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Independence 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Independence 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Independence 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Independence 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Independence 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Independence 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Independence 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Independence 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Independence 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Independence 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Independence 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Independence 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Independence 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Independence 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Independence 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Independence 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Independence 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Independence 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Independence 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Independence 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Independence 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Independence 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Independence 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Independence 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Independence 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Independence 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Independence 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Independence 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Independence 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Independence 0 · Emma 5,2171917: Independence 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Independence 0 · Emma 5,3241919: Independence 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Independence 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Independence 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Independence 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Independence 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Independence 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Independence 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Independence 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Independence 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Independence 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Independence 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Independence 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Independence 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Independence 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Independence 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Independence 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Independence 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Independence 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Independence 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Independence 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Independence 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Independence 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Independence 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Independence 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Independence 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Independence 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Independence 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Independence 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Independence 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Independence 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Independence 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Independence 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Independence 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Independence 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Independence 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Independence 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Independence 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Independence 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Independence 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Independence 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Independence 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Independence 0 · Emma 9761961: Independence 0 · Emma 8921962: Independence 0 · Emma 7981963: Independence 0 · Emma 7241964: Independence 0 · Emma 7701965: Independence 0 · Emma 6401966: Independence 0 · Emma 6191967: Independence 0 · Emma 5641968: Independence 0 · Emma 4941969: Independence 0 · Emma 5161970: Independence 0 · Emma 5291971: Independence 0 · Emma 4741972: Independence 0 · Emma 4531973: Independence 0 · Emma 4191974: Independence 0 · Emma 4901975: Independence 0 · Emma 4771976: Independence 0 · Emma 4141977: Independence 0 · Emma 4791978: Independence 0 · Emma 4421979: Independence 0 · Emma 4881980: Independence 0 · Emma 5301981: Independence 0 · Emma 5341982: Independence 0 · Emma 5601983: Independence 0 · Emma 5511984: Independence 0 · Emma 6781985: Independence 0 · Emma 9471986: Independence 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Independence 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Independence 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Independence 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Independence 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Independence 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Independence 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Independence 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Independence 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Independence 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Independence 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Independence 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Independence 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Independence 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Independence 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Independence 5 · Emma 13,3272002: Independence 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Independence 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Independence 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Independence 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Independence 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Independence 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Independence 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Independence 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Independence 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Independence 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Independence 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Independence 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Independence 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Independence 5 · Emma 20,4872016: Independence 6 · Emma 19,5502017: Independence 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Independence 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Independence 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Independence 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Independence 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Independence 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Independence 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Independence 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Independence 0 · Emma 12,754
IndependenceEmma

Head to head

IndependenceEmma
2025 rank
unranked
#3
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
2016
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
16
776,439
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