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Shaft vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000ShaftEmma1880: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Shaft 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Shaft 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Shaft 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Shaft 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Shaft 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Shaft 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Shaft 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Shaft 0 · Emma 5,2171917: Shaft 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Shaft 0 · Emma 5,3241919: Shaft 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Shaft 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Shaft 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Shaft 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Shaft 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Shaft 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Shaft 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Shaft 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Shaft 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Shaft 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Shaft 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Shaft 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Shaft 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Shaft 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Shaft 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Shaft 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Shaft 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Shaft 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Shaft 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Shaft 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Shaft 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Shaft 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Shaft 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Shaft 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Shaft 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Shaft 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Shaft 0 · Emma 9761961: Shaft 0 · Emma 8921962: Shaft 0 · Emma 7981963: Shaft 0 · Emma 7241964: Shaft 0 · Emma 7701965: Shaft 0 · Emma 6401966: Shaft 0 · Emma 6191967: Shaft 0 · Emma 5641968: Shaft 0 · Emma 4941969: Shaft 0 · Emma 5161970: Shaft 0 · Emma 5291971: Shaft 22 · Emma 4741972: Shaft 32 · Emma 4531973: Shaft 16 · Emma 4191974: Shaft 9 · Emma 4901975: Shaft 6 · Emma 4771976: Shaft 0 · Emma 4141977: Shaft 0 · Emma 4791978: Shaft 0 · Emma 4421979: Shaft 0 · Emma 4881980: Shaft 0 · Emma 5301981: Shaft 0 · Emma 5341982: Shaft 0 · Emma 5601983: Shaft 0 · Emma 5511984: Shaft 0 · Emma 6781985: Shaft 0 · Emma 9471986: Shaft 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Shaft 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Shaft 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Shaft 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Shaft 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Shaft 6 · Emma 2,5951992: Shaft 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Shaft 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Shaft 6 · Emma 4,7651995: Shaft 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Shaft 6 · Emma 6,1511997: Shaft 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Shaft 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Shaft 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Shaft 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Shaft 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Shaft 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Shaft 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Shaft 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Shaft 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Shaft 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Shaft 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Shaft 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Shaft 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Shaft 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Shaft 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Shaft 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Shaft 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Shaft 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Shaft 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Shaft 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Shaft 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Shaft 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Shaft 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Shaft 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Shaft 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Shaft 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Shaft 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Shaft 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Shaft 0 · Emma 12,754
ShaftEmma

Head to head

ShaftEmma
2025 rank
unranked (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1972
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Boys
Girls
Lifetime births
103
776,439
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