MallowbyNames

Vel vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000VelEmma1880: Vel 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Vel 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Vel 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Vel 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Vel 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Vel 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Vel 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Vel 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Vel 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Vel 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Vel 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Vel 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Vel 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Vel 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Vel 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Vel 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Vel 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Vel 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Vel 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Vel 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Vel 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Vel 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Vel 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Vel 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Vel 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Vel 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Vel 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Vel 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Vel 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Vel 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Vel 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Vel 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Vel 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Vel 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Vel 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Vel 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Vel 0 · Emma 5,2171917: Vel 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Vel 0 · Emma 5,3241919: Vel 0 · Emma 5,0871920: Vel 0 · Emma 5,2381921: Vel 0 · Emma 5,0721922: Vel 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Vel 0 · Emma 4,9771924: Vel 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Vel 0 · Emma 4,7141926: Vel 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Vel 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Vel 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Vel 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Vel 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Vel 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Vel 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Vel 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Vel 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Vel 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Vel 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Vel 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Vel 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Vel 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Vel 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Vel 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Vel 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Vel 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Vel 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Vel 0 · Emma 2,0521946: Vel 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Vel 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Vel 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Vel 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Vel 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Vel 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Vel 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Vel 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Vel 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Vel 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Vel 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Vel 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Vel 7 · Emma 1,0841959: Vel 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Vel 0 · Emma 9761961: Vel 0 · Emma 8921962: Vel 6 · Emma 7981963: Vel 0 · Emma 7241964: Vel 0 · Emma 7701965: Vel 0 · Emma 6401966: Vel 0 · Emma 6191967: Vel 0 · Emma 5641968: Vel 0 · Emma 4941969: Vel 0 · Emma 5161970: Vel 0 · Emma 5291971: Vel 0 · Emma 4741972: Vel 0 · Emma 4531973: Vel 0 · Emma 4191974: Vel 0 · Emma 4901975: Vel 0 · Emma 4771976: Vel 0 · Emma 4141977: Vel 0 · Emma 4791978: Vel 0 · Emma 4421979: Vel 0 · Emma 4881980: Vel 0 · Emma 5301981: Vel 0 · Emma 5341982: Vel 0 · Emma 5601983: Vel 0 · Emma 5511984: Vel 0 · Emma 6781985: Vel 0 · Emma 9471986: Vel 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Vel 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Vel 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Vel 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Vel 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Vel 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Vel 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Vel 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Vel 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Vel 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Vel 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Vel 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Vel 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Vel 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Vel 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Vel 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Vel 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Vel 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Vel 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Vel 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Vel 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Vel 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Vel 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Vel 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Vel 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Vel 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Vel 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Vel 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Vel 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Vel 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Vel 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Vel 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Vel 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Vel 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Vel 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Vel 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Vel 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Vel 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Vel 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Vel 0 · Emma 12,754
VelEmma

Head to head

VelEmma
2025 rank
unranked
#3
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1958
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls & boys
Girls
Lifetime births
13
776,439
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