Walden vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #3,181), but Walden is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Walden and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#3,181 (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
37
12,754
Peak year
1908
1881
Trend
Rising since 1993
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Boys
Girls
Lifetime births
1,527
776,439