Emmett

#5,410 for girls in 2025, 23 births · #121 for boys in 2025, 2,950 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
2021 · 3,663 births
Debut · boys
74 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
78,564
since 1880

Emmett over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Emmett has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201923boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,41023#1212,950
2024#6,64217#1193,010
2023#4,99926#1173,076
2022#5,46523#1163,324
2021#6,41418#1033,663
2020#5,85020#1073,406
2019#5,61222#1073,555
2018#6,79217#1143,435
2017#8,29913#1243,169
2016#7,23016#1363,046
2015#8,44713#1393,043
2014#8,96612#1562,639
2013#14,5826#1732,360
2012#10,42910#1862,027
2011#16,7645#2201,609
2010—#2711,278
2009—#334955
2008—#548479
2007—#573448
2006—#570439
2005—#594380
2004—#622341
2003—#678287
2002—#701255
2001—#701255
2000—#740231
1999—#809188
1998—#847172
1997—#752198
1996—#860161
1995—#813173
1994—#828165
1993—#821166
1992—#802169
1991—#920131
1990—#963117
1989—#878131
1988—#910110
1987—#934102
1986—#901102
1985—#99584
1984—#874101
1983—#795121
1982—#840111
1981—#875103
1980—#856107
1979—#816114
1978—#803112
1977—#770122
1976—#729132
1975—#750123
1974—#726127
1973—#699132
1972—#660148
1971—#673151
1970—#618173
1969—#570189
1968—#548189
1967—#542190
1966—#564182
1965—#549194
1964—#553203
1963—#561198
1962—#514236
1961—#515239
1960—#544212
1959—#470288
1958#6,1035#482262
1957—#444300
1956—#425316
1955—#423298
1954—#426283
1953—#416287
1952—#384320
1951—#377324
1950—#381310
1949#5,2445#398285
1948—#352363
1947#4,7646#335419
1946—#341359
1945—#346303
1944—#318359
1943—#334332
1942—#324347
1941—#325327
1940—#303338
1939—#297349
1938—#303322
1937—#301320
1936—#301314
1935—#286358
1934—#291341
1933—#278360
1932—#288356
1931—#276400
1930—#267439
1929—#270425
1928#4,7255#266456
1927#3,8757#260486
1926#4,3066#241539
1925#3,6648#228579
1924—#232584
1923#3,9717#236564
1922—#231578
1921#4,0237#218608
1920—#209614
1919#4,2516#200629
1918—#211591
1917#4,5945#207542
1916—#216500
1915—#187592
1914—#204406
1913—#197340
1912—#199290
1911—#208141
1910—#177159
1909—#166147
1908—#176126
1907—#152148
1906—#19294
1905—#157128
1904—#157120
1903—#17097
1902—#17498
1901—#146110
1900—#175119
1899—#15697
1898—#137131
1897—#137118
1896—#145113
1895—#121138
1894—#127126
1893—#145103
1892—#136117
1891—#14789
1890—#136104
1889—#132108
1888—#152100
1887—#14090
1886—#14994
1885—#134101
1884—#16783
1883—#14887
1882—#14099
1881—#17865
1880—#17574
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Emmett was already there! It came in at #175, and was given to 74 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 75 boys a year got the name.

Where Emmett is popular in 1923

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Emmett, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Emmett, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Emmett, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Emmett, so not publishedNHWashington: #196 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,606 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Emmett, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Emmett, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Emmett, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #245 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,466 boysMNIllinois: #248 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,859 boysILWisconsin: #170 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,318 boysWIMichigan: #313 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,007 boysMINew York: #258 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 3,627 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Emmett, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Emmett, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Emmett, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Emmett, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Emmett, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Emmett, so not publishedSDIowa: #175 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,303 boysIAIndiana: #230 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,352 boysINOhio: #296 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,348 boysOHPennsylvania: #300 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 4,909 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Emmett, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Emmett, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #282 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,600 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Emmett, so not publishedUTColorado: #176 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,083 boysCONebraska: #253 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,413 boysNEMissouri: #163 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,168 boysMOKentucky: #201 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,359 boysKYWest Virginia: #217 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,435 boysWVVirginia: #98 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 531 boysVAMaryland: #168 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,605 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Emmett, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Emmett, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Emmett, so not publishedNMKansas: #177 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,253 boysKSArkansas: #201 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,179 boysARTennessee: #187 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,423 boysTNNorth Carolina: #211 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,517 boysNCSouth Carolina: #243 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,964 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Emmett, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #225 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,496 boysOKLouisiana: #215 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,271 boysLAMississippi: #130 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 695 boysMSAlabama: #139 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 823 boysALGeorgia: #134 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 785 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Emmett, so not publishedHITexas: #232 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,300 boysTXFlorida: #183 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,135 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Virginia#98 · 1 in 531
  2. Mississippi#130 · 1 in 695
  3. Georgia#134 · 1 in 785
  4. Alabama#139 · 1 in 823
  5. Missouri#163 · 1 in 1,168

Best ever in a state: #10 in Vermont, 2019.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Virginia#98451 in 531
Mississippi#130271 in 695
Georgia#134361 in 785
Alabama#139311 in 823
Missouri#163251 in 1,168
Maryland#16881 in 1,605
Wisconsin#170181 in 1,318
Iowa#175161 in 1,303
Colorado#17681 in 1,083
Kansas#177131 in 1,253
Florida#18391 in 1,135
Tennessee#187171 in 1,423
Washington#19661 in 1,606
Arkansas#201151 in 1,179
Kentucky#201191 in 1,359
North Carolina#211221 in 1,517
Louisiana#215151 in 1,271
West Virginia#217121 in 1,435
Oklahoma#225151 in 1,496
Indiana#230111 in 2,352
Texas#232401 in 1,300
South Carolina#243101 in 1,964
Minnesota#24591 in 2,466
Illinois#248201 in 2,859
Nebraska#25351 in 2,413
New York#258261 in 3,627
California#282131 in 2,600
Ohio#296121 in 4,348
Pennsylvania#300181 in 4,909
Michigan#31391 in 4,007
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Emmett
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 2 spots since 2024 (#119 → #121)
  • 14 spots since 2020 (#107 → #121)
  • 18 spots since 2015 (#139 → #121)
  • Biggest jump: 214 spots in 2009 (#548 → #334)
  • Biggest drop: 121 spots in 1985 (#874 → #995)
Rise & fade · boys
141 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2021 at #103 (3,663 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 478
  • Highest: 1 in 478 boys born in 2021 were named Emmett (0.21%)
  • Latest: 1 in 579 boys born in 2025 (0.17%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 33.3% of all boys named Emmett (26,161) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #121 (1895) → #995 (1985) → #103 (2021)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s901#132 (1889)#152
1890s1,136#121 (1895)#139
1900s1,187#146 (1901)#167
1910s4,190#177 (1910)#201
1920s5,433#209 (1920)#239
1930s3,559#267 (1930)#289
1940s3,432#303 (1940)#338
1950s2,988#377 (1951)#423
1960s2,032#514 (1962)#546
1970s1,334#618 (1970)#724
1980s1,072#795 (1983)#886
1990s1,640#752 (1997)#842
2000s4,070#334 (2009)#606
2010s26,161#107 (2019)#163
2020s19,429#103 (2021)#114

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Emmett in 1923

girls
#3,971
7 births · 1 in 172,338 girls
boys
#236
564 births · 1 in 1,943 boys

Top girls' names in 1923

  1. #1Mary71,634
  2. #2Dorothy39,043
  3. #3Helen31,486
  4. #4Margaret26,134
  5. #5Betty25,989
  6. #6Ruth23,637
  7. #7Virginia18,325
  8. #8Mildred15,989
  9. #9Elizabeth15,459
  10. #10Frances14,881
  11. #3,971Emmett7

Top boys' names in 1923

  1. #1John57,467
  2. #2Robert56,111
  3. #3William52,136
  4. #4James50,462
  5. #5Charles28,966
  6. #6George27,025
  7. #7Joseph25,561
  8. #8Edward20,597
  9. #9Richard18,887
  10. #10Donald16,433
  11. #236Emmett564
More about 1923

girls

1,206,366 girls got a published name in 1923; 1 in 172,338 of them was named Emmett, which outranked 30.8% of the 5,739 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Emmett
  1. #3,641Zara8
  2. #3,641Zoila8
  3. #3,641Zulema8
  4. #3,971Emmett7
  5. #3,971Adam7
  6. #3,971Adelaine7
  7. #3,971Adgie7
  8. #4,376Aberdeen6
  9. #4,376Acie6
  10. #4,376Adalyn6

Tied with 404 names at #3,971; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,834Eris#2,291 → #457
  2. ↑ 619Penny#1,508 → #889
  3. ↑ 317Laurene#1,309 → #992
  4. ↑ 310Cruz#1,103 → #793
  5. ↑ 306Dorene#1,207 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 321Veva#962 → #1,283
  2. ↓ 318Arlie#949 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 305Gaynell#978 → #1,283
  4. ↓ 303Trinidad#449 → #752
  5. ↓ 300Laurine#897 → #1,197

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,096,102 boys got a published name in 1923; 1 in 1,943 of them was named Emmett, which outranked 95.2% of the 4,904 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Emmett
  1. #233Freddie570
  2. #234Elwood566
  3. #235Karl565
  4. #236Emmett564
  5. #237Abraham556
  6. #238Gerard554
  7. #239Mack550
Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. ↑ 403Marcos#1,333 → #930
  2. ↑ 341Armin#1,333 → #992
  3. ↑ 309Betty#1,222 → #913
  4. ↑ 309Godfrey#1,222 → #913
  5. ↑ 308Val#1,181 → #873
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,021Harden#999 → #2,020
  2. ↓ 472Buel#850 → #1,322
  3. ↓ 420Trinidad#485 → #905
  4. ↓ 304Gorden#722 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 288Joy#840 → #1,128

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1923 →