Rue vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #1,318), but Rue is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Rue and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#1,318
#3
Babies named in 2025
169
12,754
Peak year
2024
1881
Trend
Rising since 2008
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
1,565
776,439