Merline vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs unranked), but Emma is slipping.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Merline and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
unranked
#3
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1931
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
1,079
776,439