Mello vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #6,143), but Mello is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Mello and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#6,143 (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
14
12,754
Peak year
2021
1881
Trend
Rising since 2019
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Boys
Girls
Lifetime births
78
776,439