Nelly vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #1,291), but Emma is slipping.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Nelly and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#1,291
#3
Babies named in 2025
173
12,754
Peak year
2007
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
7,792
776,439