Wally vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #5,608), but Wally is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Wally and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#5,608 (boys)
#3 (girls)
Babies named in 2025
16
12,754
Peak year
1959
1881
Trend
Rising since 2002
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Boys
Girls
Lifetime births
4,954
776,439