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Emma and Olivia side by side: Emma peaked in 2003 and Olivia in 2014; in 2025 they were given to 12,768 and 13,554 babies.

Emma and Olivia, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Emma and Olivia births by year5k10k15k20k25k18801900192019401960198020002025OliviaEmma
Emma and Olivia births by year5k10k15k20k25k18801900192019401960198020002025OliviaEmma
Emma and Olivia births by year5k10k15k20k25k1880193019802025OliviaEmma

Girls and boys together; Emma solid, Olivia dashed.

Emma and Olivia compared
EmmaOlivia
Births 202512,76813,554
Rank 2025#3 among girls’ names#1 among girls’ names
Recorded since 1880778,172568,136
Peak year20032014
Girls99.8%99.9%
Alive, estimated568,000543,000
Median age1716

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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