MallowbyNames

Special vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000SpecialEmma1880: Special 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Special 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Special 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Special 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Special 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Special 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Special 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Special 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Special 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Special 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Special 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Special 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Special 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Special 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Special 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Special 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Special 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Special 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Special 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Special 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Special 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Special 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Special 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Special 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Special 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Special 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Special 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Special 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Special 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Special 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Special 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Special 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Special 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Special 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Special 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Special 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Special 0 · Emma 5,2171917: Special 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Special 0 · Emma 5,3241919: Special 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Special 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Special 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Special 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Special 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Special 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Special 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Special 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Special 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Special 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Special 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Special 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Special 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Special 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Special 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Special 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Special 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Special 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Special 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Special 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Special 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Special 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Special 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Special 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Special 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Special 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Special 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Special 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Special 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Special 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Special 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Special 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Special 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Special 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Special 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Special 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Special 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Special 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Special 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Special 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Special 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Special 0 · Emma 9761961: Special 0 · Emma 8921962: Special 0 · Emma 7981963: Special 0 · Emma 7241964: Special 0 · Emma 7701965: Special 0 · Emma 6401966: Special 0 · Emma 6191967: Special 0 · Emma 5641968: Special 0 · Emma 4941969: Special 0 · Emma 5161970: Special 0 · Emma 5291971: Special 0 · Emma 4741972: Special 0 · Emma 4531973: Special 0 · Emma 4191974: Special 0 · Emma 4901975: Special 0 · Emma 4771976: Special 0 · Emma 4141977: Special 0 · Emma 4791978: Special 0 · Emma 4421979: Special 0 · Emma 4881980: Special 9 · Emma 5301981: Special 0 · Emma 5341982: Special 5 · Emma 5601983: Special 6 · Emma 5511984: Special 7 · Emma 6781985: Special 14 · Emma 9471986: Special 12 · Emma 1,2591987: Special 9 · Emma 1,5891988: Special 13 · Emma 1,7951989: Special 15 · Emma 1,9381990: Special 18 · Emma 2,4201991: Special 11 · Emma 2,5951992: Special 21 · Emma 3,2121993: Special 21 · Emma 4,1081994: Special 10 · Emma 4,7651995: Special 20 · Emma 5,0501996: Special 23 · Emma 6,1511997: Special 20 · Emma 7,7491998: Special 14 · Emma 10,4511999: Special 15 · Emma 11,7512000: Special 12 · Emma 12,5602001: Special 10 · Emma 13,3272002: Special 11 · Emma 16,5582003: Special 5 · Emma 22,7192004: Special 11 · Emma 21,6252005: Special 9 · Emma 20,3622006: Special 5 · Emma 19,1332007: Special 7 · Emma 18,3902008: Special 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Special 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Special 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Special 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Special 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Special 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Special 5 · Emma 20,9702015: Special 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Special 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Special 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Special 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Special 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Special 6 · Emma 15,7232021: Special 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Special 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Special 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Special 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Special 0 · Emma 12,754
SpecialEmma

Head to head

SpecialEmma
2025 rank
unranked
#3
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1996
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
344
776,439
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