Promise vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #823), but Promise is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Promise and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#823
#3
Babies named in 2025
330
12,754
Peak year
2023
1881
Trend
Rising since 1990
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
6,426
776,439