Japheth vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #3,379), but Japheth is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Japheth and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#3,379 (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
34
12,754
Peak year
2007
1881
Trend
Rising since 1990
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Boys
Girls
Lifetime births
1,387
776,439