Novella vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #2,542), but Novella is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Novella and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#2,542
#3
Babies named in 2025
69
12,754
Peak year
1905
1881
Trend
Rising since 2005
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
6,272
776,439