Syles vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #12,008), but Emma is slipping.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Syles and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#12,008 (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
5
12,754
Peak year
2019
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Boys
Girls
Lifetime births
12
776,439