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Lai vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000LaiEmma1880: Lai 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Lai 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Lai 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Lai 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Lai 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Lai 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Lai 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Lai 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Lai 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Lai 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Lai 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Lai 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Lai 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Lai 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Lai 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Lai 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Lai 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Lai 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Lai 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Lai 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Lai 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Lai 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Lai 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Lai 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Lai 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Lai 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Lai 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Lai 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Lai 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Lai 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Lai 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Lai 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Lai 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Lai 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Lai 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Lai 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Lai 0 · Emma 5,2171917: Lai 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Lai 0 · Emma 5,3241919: Lai 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Lai 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Lai 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Lai 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Lai 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Lai 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Lai 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Lai 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Lai 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Lai 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Lai 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Lai 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Lai 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Lai 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Lai 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Lai 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Lai 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Lai 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Lai 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Lai 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Lai 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Lai 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Lai 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Lai 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Lai 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Lai 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Lai 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Lai 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Lai 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Lai 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Lai 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Lai 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Lai 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Lai 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Lai 5 · Emma 1,5901954: Lai 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Lai 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Lai 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Lai 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Lai 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Lai 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Lai 0 · Emma 9761961: Lai 0 · Emma 8921962: Lai 0 · Emma 7981963: Lai 0 · Emma 7241964: Lai 0 · Emma 7701965: Lai 0 · Emma 6401966: Lai 0 · Emma 6191967: Lai 5 · Emma 5641968: Lai 0 · Emma 4941969: Lai 0 · Emma 5161970: Lai 0 · Emma 5291971: Lai 8 · Emma 4741972: Lai 0 · Emma 4531973: Lai 0 · Emma 4191974: Lai 0 · Emma 4901975: Lai 8 · Emma 4771976: Lai 5 · Emma 4141977: Lai 5 · Emma 4791978: Lai 0 · Emma 4421979: Lai 0 · Emma 4881980: Lai 6 · Emma 5301981: Lai 11 · Emma 5341982: Lai 12 · Emma 5601983: Lai 10 · Emma 5511984: Lai 17 · Emma 6781985: Lai 9 · Emma 9471986: Lai 7 · Emma 1,2591987: Lai 8 · Emma 1,5891988: Lai 6 · Emma 1,7951989: Lai 8 · Emma 1,9381990: Lai 11 · Emma 2,4201991: Lai 8 · Emma 2,5951992: Lai 17 · Emma 3,2121993: Lai 15 · Emma 4,1081994: Lai 5 · Emma 4,7651995: Lai 7 · Emma 5,0501996: Lai 8 · Emma 6,1511997: Lai 8 · Emma 7,7491998: Lai 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Lai 5 · Emma 11,7512000: Lai 5 · Emma 12,5602001: Lai 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Lai 6 · Emma 16,5582003: Lai 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Lai 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Lai 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Lai 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Lai 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Lai 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Lai 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Lai 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Lai 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Lai 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Lai 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Lai 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Lai 6 · Emma 20,4872016: Lai 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Lai 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Lai 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Lai 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Lai 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Lai 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Lai 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Lai 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Lai 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Lai 0 · Emma 12,754
LaiEmma

Head to head

LaiEmma
2025 rank
unranked
#3
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1984
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
231
776,439
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