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Merta vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000MertaEmma1880: Merta 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Merta 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Merta 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Merta 5 · Emma 2,3671884: Merta 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Merta 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Merta 5 · Emma 2,7641887: Merta 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Merta 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Merta 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Merta 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Merta 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Merta 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Merta 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Merta 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Merta 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Merta 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Merta 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Merta 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Merta 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Merta 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Merta 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Merta 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Merta 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Merta 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Merta 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Merta 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Merta 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Merta 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Merta 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Merta 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Merta 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Merta 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Merta 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Merta 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Merta 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Merta 5 · Emma 5,2171917: Merta 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Merta 0 · Emma 5,3241919: Merta 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Merta 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Merta 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Merta 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Merta 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Merta 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Merta 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Merta 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Merta 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Merta 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Merta 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Merta 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Merta 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Merta 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Merta 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Merta 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Merta 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Merta 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Merta 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Merta 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Merta 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Merta 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Merta 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Merta 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Merta 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Merta 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Merta 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Merta 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Merta 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Merta 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Merta 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Merta 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Merta 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Merta 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Merta 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Merta 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Merta 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Merta 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Merta 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Merta 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Merta 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Merta 0 · Emma 9761961: Merta 0 · Emma 8921962: Merta 0 · Emma 7981963: Merta 0 · Emma 7241964: Merta 0 · Emma 7701965: Merta 0 · Emma 6401966: Merta 0 · Emma 6191967: Merta 0 · Emma 5641968: Merta 0 · Emma 4941969: Merta 0 · Emma 5161970: Merta 0 · Emma 5291971: Merta 0 · Emma 4741972: Merta 0 · Emma 4531973: Merta 0 · Emma 4191974: Merta 0 · Emma 4901975: Merta 0 · Emma 4771976: Merta 0 · Emma 4141977: Merta 0 · Emma 4791978: Merta 0 · Emma 4421979: Merta 0 · Emma 4881980: Merta 0 · Emma 5301981: Merta 0 · Emma 5341982: Merta 0 · Emma 5601983: Merta 0 · Emma 5511984: Merta 0 · Emma 6781985: Merta 0 · Emma 9471986: Merta 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Merta 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Merta 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Merta 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Merta 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Merta 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Merta 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Merta 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Merta 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Merta 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Merta 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Merta 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Merta 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Merta 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Merta 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Merta 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Merta 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Merta 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Merta 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Merta 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Merta 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Merta 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Merta 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Merta 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Merta 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Merta 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Merta 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Merta 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Merta 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Merta 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Merta 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Merta 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Merta 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Merta 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Merta 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Merta 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Merta 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Merta 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Merta 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Merta 0 · Emma 12,754
MertaEmma

Head to head

MertaEmma
2025 rank
unranked
#3
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1883
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
15
776,439
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