MallowbyNames

Merely vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000MerelyEmma1880: Merely 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Merely 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Merely 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Merely 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Merely 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Merely 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Merely 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Merely 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Merely 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Merely 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Merely 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Merely 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Merely 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Merely 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Merely 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Merely 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Merely 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Merely 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Merely 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Merely 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Merely 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Merely 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Merely 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Merely 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Merely 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Merely 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Merely 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Merely 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Merely 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Merely 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Merely 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Merely 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Merely 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Merely 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Merely 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Merely 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Merely 0 · Emma 5,2171917: Merely 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Merely 0 · Emma 5,3241919: Merely 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Merely 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Merely 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Merely 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Merely 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Merely 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Merely 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Merely 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Merely 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Merely 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Merely 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Merely 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Merely 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Merely 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Merely 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Merely 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Merely 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Merely 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Merely 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Merely 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Merely 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Merely 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Merely 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Merely 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Merely 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Merely 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Merely 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Merely 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Merely 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Merely 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Merely 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Merely 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Merely 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Merely 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Merely 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Merely 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Merely 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Merely 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Merely 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Merely 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Merely 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Merely 0 · Emma 9761961: Merely 0 · Emma 8921962: Merely 0 · Emma 7981963: Merely 0 · Emma 7241964: Merely 0 · Emma 7701965: Merely 0 · Emma 6401966: Merely 0 · Emma 6191967: Merely 0 · Emma 5641968: Merely 0 · Emma 4941969: Merely 0 · Emma 5161970: Merely 0 · Emma 5291971: Merely 0 · Emma 4741972: Merely 0 · Emma 4531973: Merely 0 · Emma 4191974: Merely 0 · Emma 4901975: Merely 0 · Emma 4771976: Merely 0 · Emma 4141977: Merely 0 · Emma 4791978: Merely 0 · Emma 4421979: Merely 0 · Emma 4881980: Merely 0 · Emma 5301981: Merely 0 · Emma 5341982: Merely 0 · Emma 5601983: Merely 0 · Emma 5511984: Merely 0 · Emma 6781985: Merely 0 · Emma 9471986: Merely 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Merely 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Merely 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Merely 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Merely 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Merely 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Merely 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Merely 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Merely 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Merely 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Merely 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Merely 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Merely 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Merely 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Merely 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Merely 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Merely 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Merely 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Merely 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Merely 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Merely 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Merely 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Merely 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Merely 5 · Emma 17,9102010: Merely 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Merely 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Merely 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Merely 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Merely 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Merely 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Merely 5 · Emma 19,5502017: Merely 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Merely 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Merely 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Merely 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Merely 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Merely 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Merely 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Merely 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Merely 0 · Emma 12,754
MerelyEmma

Head to head

MerelyEmma
2025 rank
unranked
#3
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
2016
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
10
776,439
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