Story vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #1,818), but Story is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Story and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#1,818
#3
Babies named in 2025
110
12,754
Peak year
2024
1881
Trend
Rising since 1989
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
1,889
776,439