MallowbyNames

Pal vs Emma

Emma leads today (#3 vs unranked), but Emma is slipping.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Pal and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000PalEmma1880: Pal 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Pal 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Pal 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Pal 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Pal 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Pal 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Pal 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Pal 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Pal 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Pal 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Pal 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Pal 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Pal 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Pal 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Pal 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Pal 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Pal 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Pal 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Pal 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Pal 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Pal 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Pal 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Pal 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Pal 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Pal 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Pal 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Pal 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Pal 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Pal 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Pal 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Pal 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Pal 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Pal 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Pal 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Pal 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Pal 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Pal 0 · Emma 5,2171917: Pal 5 · Emma 5,1211918: Pal 0 · Emma 5,3241919: Pal 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Pal 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Pal 5 · Emma 5,0721922: Pal 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Pal 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Pal 5 · Emma 4,8971925: Pal 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Pal 5 · Emma 4,4801927: Pal 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Pal 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Pal 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Pal 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Pal 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Pal 6 · Emma 3,3301933: Pal 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Pal 10 · Emma 2,9401935: Pal 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Pal 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Pal 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Pal 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Pal 6 · Emma 2,6851940: Pal 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Pal 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Pal 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Pal 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Pal 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Pal 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Pal 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Pal 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Pal 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Pal 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Pal 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Pal 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Pal 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Pal 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Pal 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Pal 8 · Emma 1,4601956: Pal 6 · Emma 1,3401957: Pal 7 · Emma 1,2171958: Pal 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Pal 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Pal 0 · Emma 9761961: Pal 12 · Emma 8921962: Pal 0 · Emma 7981963: Pal 5 · Emma 7241964: Pal 8 · Emma 7701965: Pal 6 · Emma 6401966: Pal 0 · Emma 6191967: Pal 0 · Emma 5641968: Pal 0 · Emma 4941969: Pal 6 · Emma 5161970: Pal 0 · Emma 5291971: Pal 0 · Emma 4741972: Pal 6 · Emma 4531973: Pal 0 · Emma 4191974: Pal 0 · Emma 4901975: Pal 0 · Emma 4771976: Pal 6 · Emma 4141977: Pal 0 · Emma 4791978: Pal 0 · Emma 4421979: Pal 6 · Emma 4881980: Pal 7 · Emma 5301981: Pal 12 · Emma 5341982: Pal 8 · Emma 5601983: Pal 7 · Emma 5511984: Pal 0 · Emma 6781985: Pal 8 · Emma 9471986: Pal 10 · Emma 1,2591987: Pal 6 · Emma 1,5891988: Pal 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Pal 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Pal 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Pal 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Pal 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Pal 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Pal 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Pal 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Pal 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Pal 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Pal 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Pal 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Pal 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Pal 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Pal 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Pal 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Pal 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Pal 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Pal 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Pal 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Pal 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Pal 6 · Emma 17,9102010: Pal 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Pal 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Pal 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Pal 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Pal 5 · Emma 20,9702015: Pal 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Pal 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Pal 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Pal 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Pal 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Pal 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Pal 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Pal 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Pal 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Pal 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Pal 0 · Emma 12,754
PalEmma

Head to head

PalEmma
2025 rank
unranked (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1934
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls & boys
Girls
Lifetime births
187
776,439
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