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Waid vs Emma

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

145 years, head to head

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

7.6k15.1k22.7k1880192019602000WaidEmma1880: Waid 0 · Emma 2,0031881: Waid 0 · Emma 2,0341882: Waid 0 · Emma 2,3031883: Waid 0 · Emma 2,3671884: Waid 0 · Emma 2,5871885: Waid 0 · Emma 2,7281886: Waid 0 · Emma 2,7641887: Waid 0 · Emma 2,6471888: Waid 0 · Emma 3,0871889: Waid 0 · Emma 2,8841890: Waid 0 · Emma 2,9801891: Waid 0 · Emma 2,8841892: Waid 0 · Emma 3,1281893: Waid 0 · Emma 2,9681894: Waid 0 · Emma 2,9371895: Waid 0 · Emma 2,9521896: Waid 0 · Emma 2,8721897: Waid 0 · Emma 2,6981898: Waid 0 · Emma 2,7881899: Waid 0 · Emma 2,4451900: Waid 0 · Emma 3,0951901: Waid 0 · Emma 2,3741902: Waid 0 · Emma 2,5141903: Waid 0 · Emma 2,3081904: Waid 0 · Emma 2,3121905: Waid 0 · Emma 2,2981906: Waid 0 · Emma 2,2241907: Waid 0 · Emma 2,3561908: Waid 0 · Emma 2,3571909: Waid 0 · Emma 2,3381910: Waid 0 · Emma 2,6071911: Waid 0 · Emma 2,6161912: Waid 0 · Emma 3,3571913: Waid 0 · Emma 3,4741914: Waid 0 · Emma 3,9721915: Waid 0 · Emma 5,0441916: Waid 5 · Emma 5,2171917: Waid 0 · Emma 5,1211918: Waid 0 · Emma 5,3241919: Waid 6 · Emma 5,0871920: Waid 5 · Emma 5,2381921: Waid 8 · Emma 5,0721922: Waid 0 · Emma 5,0131923: Waid 5 · Emma 4,9771924: Waid 0 · Emma 4,8971925: Waid 6 · Emma 4,7141926: Waid 0 · Emma 4,4801927: Waid 0 · Emma 4,3271928: Waid 0 · Emma 4,0171929: Waid 0 · Emma 3,8031930: Waid 0 · Emma 3,5551931: Waid 0 · Emma 3,3071932: Waid 0 · Emma 3,3301933: Waid 0 · Emma 3,1521934: Waid 0 · Emma 2,9401935: Waid 0 · Emma 2,8021936: Waid 0 · Emma 2,8311937: Waid 0 · Emma 2,7501938: Waid 0 · Emma 2,6701939: Waid 0 · Emma 2,6851940: Waid 0 · Emma 2,6061941: Waid 0 · Emma 2,5461942: Waid 0 · Emma 2,6061943: Waid 0 · Emma 2,4221944: Waid 0 · Emma 2,2471945: Waid 5 · Emma 2,0521946: Waid 0 · Emma 2,0701947: Waid 0 · Emma 2,1411948: Waid 0 · Emma 2,0991949: Waid 0 · Emma 1,9991950: Waid 0 · Emma 1,8961951: Waid 0 · Emma 1,7311952: Waid 0 · Emma 1,7091953: Waid 0 · Emma 1,5901954: Waid 0 · Emma 1,5301955: Waid 0 · Emma 1,4601956: Waid 0 · Emma 1,3401957: Waid 0 · Emma 1,2171958: Waid 0 · Emma 1,0841959: Waid 0 · Emma 1,0561960: Waid 0 · Emma 9761961: Waid 5 · Emma 8921962: Waid 0 · Emma 7981963: Waid 0 · Emma 7241964: Waid 0 · Emma 7701965: Waid 0 · Emma 6401966: Waid 0 · Emma 6191967: Waid 0 · Emma 5641968: Waid 0 · Emma 4941969: Waid 0 · Emma 5161970: Waid 0 · Emma 5291971: Waid 0 · Emma 4741972: Waid 0 · Emma 4531973: Waid 0 · Emma 4191974: Waid 0 · Emma 4901975: Waid 0 · Emma 4771976: Waid 0 · Emma 4141977: Waid 0 · Emma 4791978: Waid 0 · Emma 4421979: Waid 0 · Emma 4881980: Waid 0 · Emma 5301981: Waid 0 · Emma 5341982: Waid 0 · Emma 5601983: Waid 0 · Emma 5511984: Waid 0 · Emma 6781985: Waid 0 · Emma 9471986: Waid 0 · Emma 1,2591987: Waid 0 · Emma 1,5891988: Waid 0 · Emma 1,7951989: Waid 0 · Emma 1,9381990: Waid 0 · Emma 2,4201991: Waid 0 · Emma 2,5951992: Waid 0 · Emma 3,2121993: Waid 0 · Emma 4,1081994: Waid 0 · Emma 4,7651995: Waid 0 · Emma 5,0501996: Waid 0 · Emma 6,1511997: Waid 0 · Emma 7,7491998: Waid 0 · Emma 10,4511999: Waid 0 · Emma 11,7512000: Waid 0 · Emma 12,5602001: Waid 0 · Emma 13,3272002: Waid 0 · Emma 16,5582003: Waid 0 · Emma 22,7192004: Waid 0 · Emma 21,6252005: Waid 0 · Emma 20,3622006: Waid 0 · Emma 19,1332007: Waid 0 · Emma 18,3902008: Waid 0 · Emma 18,8302009: Waid 0 · Emma 17,9102010: Waid 0 · Emma 17,3662011: Waid 0 · Emma 18,8252012: Waid 0 · Emma 20,9762013: Waid 0 · Emma 20,9732014: Waid 0 · Emma 20,9702015: Waid 0 · Emma 20,4872016: Waid 0 · Emma 19,5502017: Waid 0 · Emma 19,8732018: Waid 0 · Emma 18,8242019: Waid 0 · Emma 17,2262020: Waid 0 · Emma 15,7232021: Waid 0 · Emma 15,5492022: Waid 0 · Emma 14,5122023: Waid 0 · Emma 13,5902024: Waid 0 · Emma 13,5242025: Waid 0 · Emma 12,754
WaidEmma

Head to head

WaidEmma
2025 rank
unranked (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
0
12,754
Peak year
1921
1881
Trend
Holding steady
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Boys
Girls
Lifetime births
45
776,439
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