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Java vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000JavaEmma1880: Java 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Java 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Java 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Java 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Java 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Java 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Java 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Java 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Java 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Java 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Java 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Java 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Java 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Java 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Java 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Java 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Java 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Java 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Java 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Java 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Java 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Java 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Java 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Java 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Java 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Java 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Java 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Java 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Java 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Java 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Java 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Java 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Java 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Java 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Java 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Java 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Java 0 · Emma 5,2171917: Java 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Java 0 · Emma 5,3241919: Java 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Java 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Java 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Java 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Java 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Java 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Java 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Java 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Java 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Java 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Java 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Java 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Java 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Java 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Java 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Java 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Java 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Java 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Java 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Java 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Java 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Java 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Java 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Java 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Java 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Java 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Java 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Java 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Java 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Java 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Java 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Java 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Java 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Java 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Java 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Java 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Java 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Java 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Java 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Java 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Java 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Java 0 · Emma 9761961: Java 0 · Emma 8921962: Java 0 · Emma 7981963: Java 0 · Emma 7241964: Java 0 · Emma 7701965: Java 0 · Emma 6401966: Java 0 · Emma 6191967: Java 0 · Emma 5641968: Java 0 · Emma 4941969: Java 7 · Emma 5161970: Java 0 · Emma 5291971: Java 0 · Emma 4741972: Java 0 · Emma 4531973: Java 0 · Emma 4191974: Java 0 · Emma 4901975: Java 0 · Emma 4771976: Java 0 · Emma 4141977: Java 0 · Emma 4791978: Java 0 · Emma 4421979: Java 7 · Emma 4881980: Java 6 · Emma 5301981: Java 0 · Emma 5341982: Java 0 · Emma 5601983: Java 0 · Emma 5511984: Java 0 · Emma 6781985: Java 0 · Emma 9471986: Java 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Java 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Java 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Java 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Java 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Java 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Java 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Java 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Java 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Java 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Java 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Java 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Java 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Java 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Java 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Java 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Java 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Java 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Java 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Java 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Java 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Java 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Java 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Java 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Java 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Java 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Java 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Java 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Java 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Java 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Java 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Java 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Java 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Java 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Java 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Java 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Java 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Java 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Java 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Java 0 · Emma 12,754
JavaEmma

Head to head

JavaEmma
2025 rank
unranked (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1979
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls & boys
Girls
Lifetime births
20
776,439
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