[name]Emma[/name] and [name]Rachel[/name]
I actually adore both of these names, but the thing that concerns me is the [name]Emma[/name] is extremely popular right now, while [name]Rachel[/name] had her shining moment a couple decades ago. I think [name]Emily[/name] and [name]Rachel[/name] would be a bit better, but I’d still call [name]Emily[/name] ‘[name]Emma[/name].’
I think [name]Emma[/name] and [name]Rachel[/name] are fine together. [name]Both[/name] are classic and timeless names.
I can definitely picture [name]Emma[/name] and [name]Rachel[/name] together!
So lovely! I like it! [name]Don[/name]'t know if this matters to you, but on the TV show Friends, [name]Rachel[/name] named her daughter [name]Emma[/name].
All I can think of is Friends since [name]Rachel[/name] had a daughter named [name]Emma[/name]. It doesn’t help that it’s what I’m watching on TV right now.
I really like [name]Emma[/name] and [name]Rachel[/name] together. That’s very nice. 
The only reason they wouldn’t be good together is because die-hard Friends fans would think of [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Green[/name] and her baby, [name]Emma[/name]. But that’s dumb. They’re perfectly fine together.
Oddly enough, my parents considered [name]Rachel[/name] and [name]Emily[/name] when naming me, but ultimately picked [name]Emily[/name]. No one ever called me [name]Emma[/name] because that’s another name in and of itself. [name]Emmy[/name], yes, but not [name]Emma[/name].
Yes, I think it would be much stranger to call an [name]Emily[/name] [name]Emma[/name] than to have an [name]Emma[/name] and a [name]Rachel[/name]
I happen to, personally, like [name]Emily[/name] more than I like [name]Emma[/name], but I don’t think [name]Emma[/name] and [name]Rachel[/name] sounds particularly odd together.
[name]Emily[/name] is still in the Top Ten so I don’t see how it even helps much with the imbalance of current popularities? I think one is like #3 and the other like #6? Might as well go with the name you like more.
However, in terms of classic, well-known, but not terribly popular, what about [name]Esme[/name]?
Honestly, my first thought was [name]Amanda[/name], or [name]Amy[/name]. Other names that have classic backgrounds, and a long history of use, but really blew up in the '80s and have since dwindled in popularity, but weren’t just created FOR the eighties, if you know what I mean.