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Modest vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000ModestEmma1880: Modest 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Modest 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Modest 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Modest 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Modest 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Modest 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Modest 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Modest 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Modest 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Modest 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Modest 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Modest 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Modest 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Modest 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Modest 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Modest 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Modest 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Modest 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Modest 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Modest 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Modest 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Modest 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Modest 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Modest 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Modest 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Modest 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Modest 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Modest 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Modest 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Modest 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Modest 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Modest 7 · Emma 2,6161912: Modest 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Modest 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Modest 5 · Emma 3,9721915: Modest 8 · Emma 5,0441916: Modest 6 · Emma 5,2171917: Modest 6 · Emma 5,1211918: Modest 6 · Emma 5,3241919: Modest 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Modest 5 · Emma 5,2381921: Modest 11 · Emma 5,0721922: Modest 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Modest 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Modest 5 · Emma 4,8971925: Modest 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Modest 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Modest 6 · Emma 4,3271928: Modest 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Modest 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Modest 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Modest 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Modest 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Modest 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Modest 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Modest 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Modest 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Modest 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Modest 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Modest 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Modest 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Modest 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Modest 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Modest 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Modest 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Modest 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Modest 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Modest 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Modest 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Modest 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Modest 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Modest 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Modest 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Modest 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Modest 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Modest 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Modest 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Modest 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Modest 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Modest 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Modest 0 · Emma 9761961: Modest 0 · Emma 8921962: Modest 0 · Emma 7981963: Modest 0 · Emma 7241964: Modest 0 · Emma 7701965: Modest 0 · Emma 6401966: Modest 0 · Emma 6191967: Modest 0 · Emma 5641968: Modest 0 · Emma 4941969: Modest 0 · Emma 5161970: Modest 0 · Emma 5291971: Modest 0 · Emma 4741972: Modest 0 · Emma 4531973: Modest 0 · Emma 4191974: Modest 0 · Emma 4901975: Modest 0 · Emma 4771976: Modest 0 · Emma 4141977: Modest 0 · Emma 4791978: Modest 0 · Emma 4421979: Modest 0 · Emma 4881980: Modest 0 · Emma 5301981: Modest 0 · Emma 5341982: Modest 0 · Emma 5601983: Modest 0 · Emma 5511984: Modest 0 · Emma 6781985: Modest 0 · Emma 9471986: Modest 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Modest 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Modest 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Modest 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Modest 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Modest 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Modest 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Modest 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Modest 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Modest 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Modest 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Modest 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Modest 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Modest 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Modest 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Modest 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Modest 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Modest 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Modest 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Modest 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Modest 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Modest 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Modest 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Modest 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Modest 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Modest 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Modest 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Modest 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Modest 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Modest 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Modest 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Modest 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Modest 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Modest 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Modest 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Modest 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Modest 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Modest 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Modest 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Modest 0 · Emma 12,754
ModestEmma

Head to head

ModestEmma
2025 rank
unranked
#3
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1911
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
65
776,439
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