MallowbyNames

Shelma vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000ShelmaEmma1880: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Shelma 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Shelma 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Shelma 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Shelma 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Shelma 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Shelma 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Shelma 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Shelma 0 · Emma 5,2171917: Shelma 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Shelma 0 · Emma 5,3241919: Shelma 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Shelma 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Shelma 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Shelma 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Shelma 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Shelma 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Shelma 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Shelma 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Shelma 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Shelma 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Shelma 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Shelma 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Shelma 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Shelma 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Shelma 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Shelma 8 · Emma 2,7501938: Shelma 10 · Emma 2,6701939: Shelma 9 · Emma 2,6851940: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Shelma 6 · Emma 2,5461942: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Shelma 7 · Emma 2,4221944: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Shelma 5 · Emma 2,0521946: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Shelma 5 · Emma 2,1411948: Shelma 5 · Emma 2,0991949: Shelma 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Shelma 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Shelma 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Shelma 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Shelma 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Shelma 5 · Emma 1,5301955: Shelma 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Shelma 5 · Emma 1,3401957: Shelma 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Shelma 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Shelma 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Shelma 0 · Emma 9761961: Shelma 0 · Emma 8921962: Shelma 5 · Emma 7981963: Shelma 0 · Emma 7241964: Shelma 0 · Emma 7701965: Shelma 0 · Emma 6401966: Shelma 7 · Emma 6191967: Shelma 0 · Emma 5641968: Shelma 0 · Emma 4941969: Shelma 0 · Emma 5161970: Shelma 0 · Emma 5291971: Shelma 0 · Emma 4741972: Shelma 0 · Emma 4531973: Shelma 0 · Emma 4191974: Shelma 0 · Emma 4901975: Shelma 0 · Emma 4771976: Shelma 0 · Emma 4141977: Shelma 0 · Emma 4791978: Shelma 0 · Emma 4421979: Shelma 0 · Emma 4881980: Shelma 0 · Emma 5301981: Shelma 0 · Emma 5341982: Shelma 0 · Emma 5601983: Shelma 0 · Emma 5511984: Shelma 0 · Emma 6781985: Shelma 0 · Emma 9471986: Shelma 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Shelma 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Shelma 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Shelma 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Shelma 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Shelma 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Shelma 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Shelma 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Shelma 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Shelma 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Shelma 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Shelma 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Shelma 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Shelma 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Shelma 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Shelma 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Shelma 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Shelma 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Shelma 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Shelma 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Shelma 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Shelma 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Shelma 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Shelma 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Shelma 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Shelma 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Shelma 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Shelma 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Shelma 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Shelma 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Shelma 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Shelma 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Shelma 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Shelma 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Shelma 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Shelma 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Shelma 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Shelma 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Shelma 0 · Emma 12,754
ShelmaEmma

Head to head

ShelmaEmma
2025 rank
unranked
#3
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1938
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
77
776,439
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