MallowbyNames

Petty vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000PettyEmma1880: Petty 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Petty 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Petty 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Petty 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Petty 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Petty 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Petty 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Petty 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Petty 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Petty 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Petty 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Petty 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Petty 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Petty 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Petty 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Petty 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Petty 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Petty 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Petty 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Petty 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Petty 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Petty 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Petty 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Petty 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Petty 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Petty 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Petty 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Petty 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Petty 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Petty 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Petty 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Petty 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Petty 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Petty 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Petty 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Petty 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Petty 0 · Emma 5,2171917: Petty 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Petty 0 · Emma 5,3241919: Petty 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Petty 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Petty 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Petty 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Petty 5 · Emma 4,9771924: Petty 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Petty 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Petty 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Petty 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Petty 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Petty 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Petty 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Petty 5 · Emma 3,3071932: Petty 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Petty 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Petty 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Petty 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Petty 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Petty 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Petty 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Petty 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Petty 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Petty 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Petty 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Petty 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Petty 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Petty 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Petty 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Petty 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Petty 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Petty 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Petty 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Petty 5 · Emma 1,7311952: Petty 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Petty 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Petty 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Petty 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Petty 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Petty 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Petty 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Petty 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Petty 0 · Emma 9761961: Petty 0 · Emma 8921962: Petty 0 · Emma 7981963: Petty 0 · Emma 7241964: Petty 0 · Emma 7701965: Petty 0 · Emma 6401966: Petty 0 · Emma 6191967: Petty 0 · Emma 5641968: Petty 0 · Emma 4941969: Petty 0 · Emma 5161970: Petty 0 · Emma 5291971: Petty 0 · Emma 4741972: Petty 0 · Emma 4531973: Petty 0 · Emma 4191974: Petty 0 · Emma 4901975: Petty 5 · Emma 4771976: Petty 0 · Emma 4141977: Petty 0 · Emma 4791978: Petty 0 · Emma 4421979: Petty 0 · Emma 4881980: Petty 0 · Emma 5301981: Petty 0 · Emma 5341982: Petty 0 · Emma 5601983: Petty 0 · Emma 5511984: Petty 0 · Emma 6781985: Petty 0 · Emma 9471986: Petty 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Petty 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Petty 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Petty 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Petty 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Petty 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Petty 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Petty 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Petty 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Petty 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Petty 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Petty 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Petty 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Petty 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Petty 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Petty 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Petty 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Petty 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Petty 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Petty 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Petty 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Petty 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Petty 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Petty 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Petty 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Petty 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Petty 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Petty 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Petty 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Petty 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Petty 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Petty 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Petty 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Petty 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Petty 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Petty 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Petty 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Petty 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Petty 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Petty 0 · Emma 12,754
PettyEmma

Head to head

PettyEmma
2025 rank
unranked
#3
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1931
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
20
776,439
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