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.

Name A

Noah

Boy name · Rank #2

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Name B

Emma

Girl name · Rank #2

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Metric Noah Emma
Current Rank #2 #2
Total Births (all years) 529,602 776,439
Peak Year 2024 2003
Peak Year Births 20,409 22,719
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Noah Emma
1880s 895 25,404
1890s 686 28,652
1900s 622 24,176
1910s 1,734 41,819
1920s 2,284 46,538
1930s 1,606 30,022
1940s 1,523 22,788
1950s 1,456 14,613
1960s 1,519 6,993
1970s 5,688 4,665
1980s 12,385 10,381
1990s 56,269 58,252
2000s 143,533 181,414
2010s 183,378 195,070
2020s 116,024 85,652

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Noah Emma
2014 19,344 20,970
2015 19,680 20,487
2016 19,188 19,550
2017 18,507 19,873
2018 18,441 18,824
2019 19,178 17,226
2020 18,464 15,723
2021 18,919 15,549
2022 18,758 14,512
2023 19,116 13,590
2024 20,409 13,524
2025 20,358 12,754

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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