Noah vs Emma
Side-by-side comparison of Noah and Emma — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular? Metric Noah Emma Current Rank #2 #2 Total Births (all years) 509,025 763,546 Peak Year 2024 2003 Peak Year Births 20,337 22,719 Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss Gender Boy Girl First Recorded Year 1880 1880
Births by Decade Decade Noah Emma 1880ss 895 25,404 1890ss 686 28,652 1900ss 622 24,176 1910ss 1,734 41,819 1920ss 2,284 46,538 1930ss 1,606 30,022 1940ss 1,523 22,787 1950ss 1,456 14,614 1960ss 1,519 6,991 1970ss 5,688 4,667 1980ss 12,384 10,386 1990ss 56,265 58,250 2000ss 143,516 181,393 2010ss 183,330 195,028 2020ss 95,517 72,819
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year Noah Emma 2014 19,338 20,962 2015 19,678 20,485 2016 19,187 19,548 2017 18,502 19,870 2018 18,429 18,818 2019 19,172 17,221 2020 18,451 15,714 2021 18,906 15,543 2022 18,735 14,498 2023 19,088 13,579 2024 20,337 13,485