Anna or Emma

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Which do you prefer and why?

They’re both so dull.

I also went to school with several Emmas and it feels dated to me. Anna is timeless and elegant without being too fancy.

Both quite nice though somehow Emma is a bit personality-less to me. It seems like a name a parent chooses if they don't trust their own choices.

I don’t like either but Anna over Emma. For me, Emma is overused and most of the ones I know are 40 plus so seems to be one of those tiresome names that are rebounding back and will be common. It’s also massively common in the US for baby girls name so in a few years it would be like being Stacey / Ashley / Morgan / Brittany

Both very dull and boring I'm afraid. So many nicer names to choose.

I think Anna is more elegant.
Emma is nice but I prefer Emily.

Anna. It's our top girls name.

Emma. A timeless classic.

I prefer Emma, but that may be entirely swayed by people I know with each name. Both are nice enough.

I was actually between Emily and Hannah before I knew I was having a boy. The similarity has amused me a little.

fwiw I work with children and I don't feel like Emma has ever gone away, so I don't find it dated. It's like Thomas and Daniel in the boys camp - popular when I was a child and then just steadily been enough of them ever since that it's not unusual. I know we currently have one in y1, and one in y3.
Annas we have in y1 and y2, plus an Annabel and an Ana(stasia).

Emma

Anna

Emma, but I do like both.

Love both Anna and Emma.

Anna is my fave.

Anna is ok. Classic but never a personal favourite of mine.

I much prefer Emma. It just has more personality about it somehow (far from 'dull' imo).

If going for Emma, I'd give it a bit more "body" by making it short for Emmeline, or at least Emily. I quite like the European spelling Emilie or even Emilia.

But I just think Emma is a bit ... blah.

Anne
Much nicer than Anna

I like both. Both lovely classic names.

both are lovely but I've been Team Emma since childhood

i still cannot decide!

I like both but prefer Emma

Emma has been significantly more popular than Anna in England and Wales over the last 10 years:
https://names.darkgreener.com/#emma
https://names.darkgreener.com/#anna

I like both but prefer Anna, lovely name.

Both are great classic names

Love Anna
Also like Emma and Emmy

Anna