Neel vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #1,571), but Neel is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Neel and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#1,571 (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
108
12,754
Peak year
2009
1881
Trend
Rising since 1986
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Boys
Girls
Lifetime births
3,392
776,439