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Shale vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000ShaleEmma1880: Shale 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Shale 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Shale 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Shale 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Shale 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Shale 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Shale 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Shale 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Shale 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Shale 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Shale 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Shale 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Shale 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Shale 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Shale 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Shale 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Shale 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Shale 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Shale 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Shale 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Shale 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Shale 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Shale 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Shale 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Shale 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Shale 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Shale 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Shale 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Shale 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Shale 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Shale 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Shale 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Shale 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Shale 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Shale 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Shale 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Shale 0 · Emma 5,2171917: Shale 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Shale 0 · Emma 5,3241919: Shale 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Shale 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Shale 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Shale 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Shale 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Shale 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Shale 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Shale 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Shale 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Shale 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Shale 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Shale 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Shale 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Shale 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Shale 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Shale 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Shale 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Shale 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Shale 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Shale 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Shale 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Shale 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Shale 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Shale 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Shale 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Shale 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Shale 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Shale 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Shale 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Shale 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Shale 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Shale 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Shale 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Shale 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Shale 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Shale 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Shale 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Shale 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Shale 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Shale 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Shale 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Shale 0 · Emma 9761961: Shale 0 · Emma 8921962: Shale 0 · Emma 7981963: Shale 0 · Emma 7241964: Shale 0 · Emma 7701965: Shale 0 · Emma 6401966: Shale 0 · Emma 6191967: Shale 0 · Emma 5641968: Shale 0 · Emma 4941969: Shale 0 · Emma 5161970: Shale 0 · Emma 5291971: Shale 0 · Emma 4741972: Shale 8 · Emma 4531973: Shale 0 · Emma 4191974: Shale 0 · Emma 4901975: Shale 0 · Emma 4771976: Shale 0 · Emma 4141977: Shale 0 · Emma 4791978: Shale 0 · Emma 4421979: Shale 0 · Emma 4881980: Shale 0 · Emma 5301981: Shale 0 · Emma 5341982: Shale 0 · Emma 5601983: Shale 0 · Emma 5511984: Shale 0 · Emma 6781985: Shale 0 · Emma 9471986: Shale 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Shale 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Shale 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Shale 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Shale 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Shale 6 · Emma 2,5951992: Shale 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Shale 5 · Emma 4,1081994: Shale 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Shale 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Shale 5 · Emma 6,1511997: Shale 7 · Emma 7,7491998: Shale 6 · Emma 10,4511999: Shale 9 · Emma 11,7512000: Shale 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Shale 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Shale 5 · Emma 16,5582003: Shale 5 · Emma 22,7192004: Shale 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Shale 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Shale 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Shale 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Shale 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Shale 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Shale 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Shale 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Shale 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Shale 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Shale 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Shale 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Shale 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Shale 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Shale 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Shale 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Shale 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Shale 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Shale 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Shale 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Shale 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Shale 0 · Emma 12,754
ShaleEmma

Head to head

ShaleEmma
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
Girls & boys
Girls
Lifetime births
56
776,439
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