Petra vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #1,367), but Petra is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Petra and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#1,367
#3
Babies named in 2025
161
12,754
Peak year
1894
1881
Trend
Rising since 1990
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
14,559
776,439