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) 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

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, 1880–2024.

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