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Russella vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000RussellaEmma1880: Russella 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Russella 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Russella 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Russella 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Russella 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Russella 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Russella 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Russella 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Russella 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Russella 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Russella 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Russella 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Russella 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Russella 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Russella 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Russella 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Russella 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Russella 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Russella 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Russella 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Russella 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Russella 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Russella 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Russella 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Russella 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Russella 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Russella 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Russella 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Russella 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Russella 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Russella 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Russella 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Russella 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Russella 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Russella 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Russella 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Russella 0 · Emma 5,2171917: Russella 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Russella 0 · Emma 5,3241919: Russella 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Russella 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Russella 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Russella 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Russella 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Russella 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Russella 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Russella 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Russella 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Russella 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Russella 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Russella 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Russella 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Russella 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Russella 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Russella 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Russella 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Russella 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Russella 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Russella 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Russella 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Russella 7 · Emma 2,6061941: Russella 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Russella 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Russella 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Russella 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Russella 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Russella 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Russella 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Russella 5 · Emma 2,0991949: Russella 5 · Emma 1,9991950: Russella 6 · Emma 1,8961951: Russella 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Russella 7 · Emma 1,7091953: Russella 5 · Emma 1,5901954: Russella 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Russella 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Russella 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Russella 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Russella 5 · Emma 1,0841959: Russella 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Russella 0 · Emma 9761961: Russella 0 · Emma 8921962: Russella 0 · Emma 7981963: Russella 0 · Emma 7241964: Russella 0 · Emma 7701965: Russella 0 · Emma 6401966: Russella 6 · Emma 6191967: Russella 0 · Emma 5641968: Russella 0 · Emma 4941969: Russella 0 · Emma 5161970: Russella 0 · Emma 5291971: Russella 0 · Emma 4741972: Russella 0 · Emma 4531973: Russella 0 · Emma 4191974: Russella 0 · Emma 4901975: Russella 0 · Emma 4771976: Russella 0 · Emma 4141977: Russella 0 · Emma 4791978: Russella 0 · Emma 4421979: Russella 0 · Emma 4881980: Russella 0 · Emma 5301981: Russella 0 · Emma 5341982: Russella 0 · Emma 5601983: Russella 0 · Emma 5511984: Russella 0 · Emma 6781985: Russella 0 · Emma 9471986: Russella 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Russella 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Russella 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Russella 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Russella 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Russella 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Russella 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Russella 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Russella 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Russella 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Russella 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Russella 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Russella 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Russella 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Russella 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Russella 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Russella 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Russella 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Russella 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Russella 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Russella 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Russella 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Russella 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Russella 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Russella 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Russella 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Russella 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Russella 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Russella 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Russella 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Russella 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Russella 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Russella 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Russella 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Russella 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Russella 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Russella 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Russella 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Russella 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Russella 0 · Emma 12,754
RussellaEmma

Head to head

RussellaEmma
2025 rank
unranked
#3
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1940
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
46
776,439
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