Odessa vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #1,192), but Odessa is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Odessa and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#1,192
#3
Babies named in 2025
193
12,754
Peak year
1910
1881
Trend
Rising since 1993
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
18,564
776,439