MallowbyNames

Lay vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000LayEmma1880: Lay 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Lay 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Lay 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Lay 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Lay 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Lay 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Lay 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Lay 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Lay 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Lay 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Lay 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Lay 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Lay 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Lay 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Lay 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Lay 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Lay 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Lay 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Lay 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Lay 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Lay 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Lay 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Lay 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Lay 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Lay 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Lay 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Lay 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Lay 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Lay 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Lay 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Lay 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Lay 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Lay 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Lay 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Lay 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Lay 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Lay 0 · Emma 5,2171917: Lay 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Lay 6 · Emma 5,3241919: Lay 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Lay 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Lay 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Lay 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Lay 5 · Emma 4,9771924: Lay 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Lay 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Lay 5 · Emma 4,4801927: Lay 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Lay 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Lay 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Lay 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Lay 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Lay 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Lay 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Lay 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Lay 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Lay 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Lay 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Lay 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Lay 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Lay 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Lay 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Lay 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Lay 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Lay 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Lay 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Lay 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Lay 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Lay 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Lay 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Lay 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Lay 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Lay 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Lay 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Lay 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Lay 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Lay 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Lay 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Lay 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Lay 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Lay 0 · Emma 9761961: Lay 0 · Emma 8921962: Lay 0 · Emma 7981963: Lay 0 · Emma 7241964: Lay 0 · Emma 7701965: Lay 0 · Emma 6401966: Lay 0 · Emma 6191967: Lay 0 · Emma 5641968: Lay 0 · Emma 4941969: Lay 0 · Emma 5161970: Lay 0 · Emma 5291971: Lay 0 · Emma 4741972: Lay 0 · Emma 4531973: Lay 0 · Emma 4191974: Lay 0 · Emma 4901975: Lay 0 · Emma 4771976: Lay 0 · Emma 4141977: Lay 0 · Emma 4791978: Lay 0 · Emma 4421979: Lay 0 · Emma 4881980: Lay 0 · Emma 5301981: Lay 0 · Emma 5341982: Lay 0 · Emma 5601983: Lay 0 · Emma 5511984: Lay 0 · Emma 6781985: Lay 0 · Emma 9471986: Lay 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Lay 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Lay 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Lay 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Lay 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Lay 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Lay 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Lay 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Lay 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Lay 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Lay 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Lay 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Lay 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Lay 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Lay 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Lay 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Lay 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Lay 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Lay 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Lay 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Lay 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Lay 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Lay 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Lay 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Lay 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Lay 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Lay 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Lay 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Lay 5 · Emma 20,9702015: Lay 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Lay 7 · Emma 19,5502017: Lay 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Lay 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Lay 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Lay 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Lay 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Lay 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Lay 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Lay 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Lay 0 · Emma 12,754
LayEmma

Head to head

LayEmma
2025 rank
unranked (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1918
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls & boys
Girls
Lifetime births
28
776,439
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