Maybelle vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #2,822), but Maybelle is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Maybelle and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#2,822
#3
Babies named in 2025
60
12,754
Peak year
1908
1881
Trend
Rising since 1997
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
6,366
776,439