Pepper vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #1,902), though both are past their peak.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Pepper and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#1,902
#3
Babies named in 2025
102
12,754
Peak year
2022
1881
Trend
Declining since 2021
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
3,306
776,439