Emma or Ella

[TwinkleStarX]

I had planned to name my little girl Emma, but am now considering Ella too. I love both names and am quite torn between the two. Any opinions? Thanks!

[JoandMax]

Emma definitely - beautiful, classic name

[Stevefromstevenage]

Emma from me too. They are both lovely names and funnily enough I only recently copped on how similar they are but I prefer Emma.

[Ciarabean]

Emma! I agree with PP - it's a beautiful, timeless classic.

[MoonlightMedicine]

Emma. Ella is lovely but Emma has the 'edge' for me!

[LippyLiz]

Emma

[FurryTurnip]

Emma. Ella is extremely popular at the moment.

[BikeRunSki]

Definitely Emma. There's Ellas, and variations of Ellas, all over the place.

Emma is also a much nicer name.

[TrappedNerve]

My dc have two cousins called Ella it gets very confusing!
There are also tons at school.

I love Emma :)

[EllaHen]

Emma.

[Clutteredmess]

Emma - I may be biased as I have a 20 year old Emma

[KERALA1]

Emma there are loads of Ella's

[Pipilangstrumpf]

Emma!

Ella is SO overused and love likely to date badly.

[Kukoo]

I'm going to go against the grain and say Ella.

I'm in my 30's and for women my age and older it's one of the most popular names I know, pipped to the post only by Sarah.

It just feels very bland to me for that reason.

[Kukoo]

*Emma is one of the most popular names

[Friolero]

I agree with the majority, Emma is a prettier name in my opinion and much less common for babies at the moment, whereas around me there seem to be so many Ellas.

[RingUpRingRingDown]

Emma. Classic and lovely.

Not keen on Ella.

[Reindeerlily]

Emma definitely.

[Wigeon]

Ella is very popular. Emma less so, more classic.

[megletthesecond]

Emma. I know loads of Ellas.

[TheCricketWidow]

Ive got an ella, shes 12..we've never met or heard of another ella locally in all that time.

[RiverTam]

Both lovely names and whilst Ella is more popular now I think Emma is creeping up (and it's been the #1 name in the US for a while now). MN hates Ella so you'll not get a balanced view when that name's in the mix!

[WaitrosePigeon]

Emma is least boring out of the two.

[StrumpersPlunkett]

In class she is likely to be known by you surname initial after Ella
But Emma will probably stand alone

[Swearwolf]

I'm with kukoo here, Emma is a popular name from our generation so it seems odd on a baby to me, like that one girl I was at school with in the 90s called Barbara. Ellie is very popular but ella slightly less so I think.

[Aquiver]

Ella is a pretty but so commonplace these days.

I adore the name Emma - classic, elegant and a lovely feminine age for little girls / teenagers / women