Opal vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #423), but Opal is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Opal and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#423
#3
Babies named in 2025
740
12,754
Peak year
1909
1881
Trend
Rising since 1995
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
73,539
776,439