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Retia vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000RetiaEmma1880: Retia 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Retia 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Retia 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Retia 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Retia 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Retia 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Retia 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Retia 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Retia 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Retia 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Retia 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Retia 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Retia 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Retia 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Retia 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Retia 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Retia 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Retia 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Retia 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Retia 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Retia 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Retia 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Retia 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Retia 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Retia 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Retia 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Retia 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Retia 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Retia 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Retia 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Retia 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Retia 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Retia 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Retia 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Retia 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Retia 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Retia 0 · Emma 5,2171917: Retia 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Retia 0 · Emma 5,3241919: Retia 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Retia 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Retia 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Retia 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Retia 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Retia 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Retia 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Retia 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Retia 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Retia 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Retia 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Retia 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Retia 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Retia 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Retia 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Retia 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Retia 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Retia 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Retia 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Retia 5 · Emma 2,6701939: Retia 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Retia 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Retia 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Retia 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Retia 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Retia 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Retia 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Retia 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Retia 5 · Emma 2,1411948: Retia 5 · Emma 2,0991949: Retia 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Retia 5 · Emma 1,8961951: Retia 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Retia 5 · Emma 1,7091953: Retia 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Retia 8 · Emma 1,5301955: Retia 6 · Emma 1,4601956: Retia 5 · Emma 1,3401957: Retia 5 · Emma 1,2171958: Retia 7 · Emma 1,0841959: Retia 9 · Emma 1,0561960: Retia 5 · Emma 9761961: Retia 0 · Emma 8921962: Retia 0 · Emma 7981963: Retia 0 · Emma 7241964: Retia 0 · Emma 7701965: Retia 0 · Emma 6401966: Retia 0 · Emma 6191967: Retia 0 · Emma 5641968: Retia 0 · Emma 4941969: Retia 0 · Emma 5161970: Retia 0 · Emma 5291971: Retia 0 · Emma 4741972: Retia 0 · Emma 4531973: Retia 0 · Emma 4191974: Retia 0 · Emma 4901975: Retia 0 · Emma 4771976: Retia 0 · Emma 4141977: Retia 0 · Emma 4791978: Retia 0 · Emma 4421979: Retia 0 · Emma 4881980: Retia 0 · Emma 5301981: Retia 0 · Emma 5341982: Retia 0 · Emma 5601983: Retia 0 · Emma 5511984: Retia 0 · Emma 6781985: Retia 0 · Emma 9471986: Retia 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Retia 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Retia 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Retia 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Retia 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Retia 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Retia 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Retia 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Retia 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Retia 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Retia 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Retia 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Retia 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Retia 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Retia 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Retia 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Retia 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Retia 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Retia 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Retia 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Retia 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Retia 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Retia 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Retia 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Retia 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Retia 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Retia 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Retia 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Retia 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Retia 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Retia 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Retia 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Retia 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Retia 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Retia 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Retia 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Retia 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Retia 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Retia 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Retia 0 · Emma 12,754
RetiaEmma

Head to head

RetiaEmma
2025 rank
unranked
#3
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1938
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
70
776,439
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