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Iota vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000IotaEmma1880: Iota 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Iota 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Iota 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Iota 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Iota 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Iota 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Iota 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Iota 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Iota 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Iota 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Iota 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Iota 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Iota 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Iota 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Iota 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Iota 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Iota 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Iota 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Iota 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Iota 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Iota 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Iota 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Iota 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Iota 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Iota 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Iota 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Iota 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Iota 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Iota 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Iota 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Iota 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Iota 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Iota 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Iota 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Iota 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Iota 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Iota 6 · Emma 5,2171917: Iota 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Iota 0 · Emma 5,3241919: Iota 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Iota 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Iota 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Iota 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Iota 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Iota 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Iota 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Iota 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Iota 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Iota 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Iota 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Iota 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Iota 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Iota 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Iota 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Iota 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Iota 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Iota 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Iota 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Iota 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Iota 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Iota 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Iota 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Iota 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Iota 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Iota 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Iota 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Iota 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Iota 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Iota 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Iota 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Iota 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Iota 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Iota 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Iota 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Iota 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Iota 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Iota 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Iota 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Iota 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Iota 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Iota 0 · Emma 9761961: Iota 0 · Emma 8921962: Iota 0 · Emma 7981963: Iota 0 · Emma 7241964: Iota 0 · Emma 7701965: Iota 0 · Emma 6401966: Iota 0 · Emma 6191967: Iota 0 · Emma 5641968: Iota 0 · Emma 4941969: Iota 0 · Emma 5161970: Iota 0 · Emma 5291971: Iota 0 · Emma 4741972: Iota 0 · Emma 4531973: Iota 0 · Emma 4191974: Iota 0 · Emma 4901975: Iota 0 · Emma 4771976: Iota 0 · Emma 4141977: Iota 0 · Emma 4791978: Iota 0 · Emma 4421979: Iota 0 · Emma 4881980: Iota 0 · Emma 5301981: Iota 0 · Emma 5341982: Iota 0 · Emma 5601983: Iota 0 · Emma 5511984: Iota 0 · Emma 6781985: Iota 0 · Emma 9471986: Iota 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Iota 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Iota 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Iota 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Iota 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Iota 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Iota 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Iota 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Iota 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Iota 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Iota 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Iota 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Iota 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Iota 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Iota 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Iota 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Iota 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Iota 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Iota 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Iota 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Iota 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Iota 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Iota 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Iota 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Iota 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Iota 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Iota 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Iota 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Iota 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Iota 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Iota 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Iota 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Iota 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Iota 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Iota 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Iota 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Iota 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Iota 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Iota 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Iota 0 · Emma 12,754
IotaEmma

Head to head

IotaEmma
2025 rank
unranked
#3
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1916
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
6
776,439
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