Selim vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #2,604), but Selim is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Selim and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#2,604 (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
50
12,754
Peak year
2017
1881
Trend
Rising since 1994
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Boys
Girls
Lifetime births
1,023
776,439