MallowbyNames

Ly vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000LyEmma1880: Ly 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Ly 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Ly 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Ly 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Ly 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Ly 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Ly 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Ly 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Ly 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Ly 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Ly 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Ly 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Ly 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Ly 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Ly 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Ly 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Ly 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Ly 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Ly 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Ly 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Ly 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Ly 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Ly 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Ly 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Ly 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Ly 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Ly 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Ly 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Ly 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Ly 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Ly 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Ly 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Ly 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Ly 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Ly 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Ly 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Ly 0 · Emma 5,2171917: Ly 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Ly 0 · Emma 5,3241919: Ly 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Ly 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Ly 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Ly 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Ly 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Ly 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Ly 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Ly 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Ly 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Ly 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Ly 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Ly 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Ly 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Ly 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Ly 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Ly 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Ly 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Ly 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Ly 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Ly 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Ly 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Ly 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Ly 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Ly 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Ly 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Ly 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Ly 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Ly 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Ly 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Ly 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Ly 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Ly 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Ly 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Ly 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Ly 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Ly 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Ly 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Ly 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Ly 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Ly 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Ly 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Ly 0 · Emma 9761961: Ly 0 · Emma 8921962: Ly 0 · Emma 7981963: Ly 0 · Emma 7241964: Ly 0 · Emma 7701965: Ly 0 · Emma 6401966: Ly 0 · Emma 6191967: Ly 0 · Emma 5641968: Ly 0 · Emma 4941969: Ly 0 · Emma 5161970: Ly 0 · Emma 5291971: Ly 0 · Emma 4741972: Ly 0 · Emma 4531973: Ly 5 · Emma 4191974: Ly 0 · Emma 4901975: Ly 8 · Emma 4771976: Ly 8 · Emma 4141977: Ly 0 · Emma 4791978: Ly 0 · Emma 4421979: Ly 7 · Emma 4881980: Ly 17 · Emma 5301981: Ly 17 · Emma 5341982: Ly 22 · Emma 5601983: Ly 15 · Emma 5511984: Ly 24 · Emma 6781985: Ly 16 · Emma 9471986: Ly 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Ly 11 · Emma 1,5891988: Ly 12 · Emma 1,7951989: Ly 13 · Emma 1,9381990: Ly 11 · Emma 2,4201991: Ly 12 · Emma 2,5951992: Ly 12 · Emma 3,2121993: Ly 11 · Emma 4,1081994: Ly 11 · Emma 4,7651995: Ly 5 · Emma 5,0501996: Ly 7 · Emma 6,1511997: Ly 5 · Emma 7,7491998: Ly 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Ly 5 · Emma 11,7512000: Ly 6 · Emma 12,5602001: Ly 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Ly 7 · Emma 16,5582003: Ly 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Ly 5 · Emma 21,6252005: Ly 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Ly 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Ly 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Ly 8 · Emma 18,8302009: Ly 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Ly 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Ly 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Ly 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Ly 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Ly 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Ly 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Ly 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Ly 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Ly 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Ly 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Ly 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Ly 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Ly 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Ly 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Ly 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Ly 0 · Emma 12,754
LyEmma

Head to head

LyEmma
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
280
776,439
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