Zelie vs Emma
Emma leads today (#3 vs #1,692), but Zelie is climbing faster.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Zelie and Emma per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#1,692
#3
Babies named in 2025
121
12,754
Peak year
2021
1881
Trend
Rising since 2006
Declining since 2013
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
1,264
776,439