Novalee vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #975), but Novalee is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Novalee and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#975
#3
Babies named in 2025
261
12,754
Peak year
2024
1881
Trend
Rising since 1998
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
4,567
776,439