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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2021 · 3,663 births
- Debut · boys
- 74 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 78,564since 1880
Emmett over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Emmett has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,410 | 23 | #121 | 2,950 |
| 2024 | #6,642 | 17 | #119 | 3,010 |
| 2023 | #4,999 | 26 | #117 | 3,076 |
| 2022 | #5,465 | 23 | #116 | 3,324 |
| 2021 | #6,414 | 18 | #103 | 3,663 |
| 2020 | #5,850 | 20 | #107 | 3,406 |
| 2019 | #5,612 | 22 | #107 | 3,555 |
| 2018 | #6,792 | 17 | #114 | 3,435 |
| 2017 | #8,299 | 13 | #124 | 3,169 |
| 2016 | #7,230 | 16 | #136 | 3,046 |
| 2015 | #8,447 | 13 | #139 | 3,043 |
| 2014 | #8,966 | 12 | #156 | 2,639 |
| 2013 | #14,582 | 6 | #173 | 2,360 |
| 2012 | #10,429 | 10 | #186 | 2,027 |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #220 | 1,609 |
| 2010 | — | #271 | 1,278 | |
| 2009 | — | #334 | 955 | |
| 2008 | — | #548 | 479 | |
| 2007 | — | #573 | 448 | |
| 2006 | — | #570 | 439 | |
| 2005 | — | #594 | 380 | |
| 2004 | — | #622 | 341 | |
| 2003 | — | #678 | 287 | |
| 2002 | — | #701 | 255 | |
| 2001 | — | #701 | 255 | |
| 2000 | — | #740 | 231 | |
| 1999 | — | #809 | 188 | |
| 1998 | — | #847 | 172 | |
| 1997 | — | #752 | 198 | |
| 1996 | — | #860 | 161 | |
| 1995 | — | #813 | 173 | |
| 1994 | — | #828 | 165 | |
| 1993 | — | #821 | 166 | |
| 1992 | — | #802 | 169 | |
| 1991 | — | #920 | 131 | |
| 1990 | — | #963 | 117 | |
| 1989 | — | #878 | 131 | |
| 1988 | — | #910 | 110 | |
| 1987 | — | #934 | 102 | |
| 1986 | — | #901 | 102 | |
| 1985 | — | #995 | 84 | |
| 1984 | — | #874 | 101 | |
| 1983 | — | #795 | 121 | |
| 1982 | — | #840 | 111 | |
| 1981 | — | #875 | 103 | |
| 1980 | — | #856 | 107 | |
| 1979 | — | #816 | 114 | |
| 1978 | — | #803 | 112 | |
| 1977 | — | #770 | 122 | |
| 1976 | — | #729 | 132 | |
| 1975 | — | #750 | 123 | |
| 1974 | — | #726 | 127 | |
| 1973 | — | #699 | 132 | |
| 1972 | — | #660 | 148 | |
| 1971 | — | #673 | 151 | |
| 1970 | — | #618 | 173 | |
| 1969 | — | #570 | 189 | |
| 1968 | — | #548 | 189 | |
| 1967 | — | #542 | 190 | |
| 1966 | — | #564 | 182 | |
| 1965 | — | #549 | 194 | |
| 1964 | — | #553 | 203 | |
| 1963 | — | #561 | 198 | |
| 1962 | — | #514 | 236 | |
| 1961 | — | #515 | 239 | |
| 1960 | — | #544 | 212 | |
| 1959 | — | #470 | 288 | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #482 | 262 |
| 1957 | — | #444 | 300 | |
| 1956 | — | #425 | 316 | |
| 1955 | — | #423 | 298 | |
| 1954 | — | #426 | 283 | |
| 1953 | — | #416 | 287 | |
| 1952 | — | #384 | 320 | |
| 1951 | — | #377 | 324 | |
| 1950 | — | #381 | 310 | |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #398 | 285 |
| 1948 | — | #352 | 363 | |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #335 | 419 |
| 1946 | — | #341 | 359 | |
| 1945 | — | #346 | 303 | |
| 1944 | — | #318 | 359 | |
| 1943 | — | #334 | 332 | |
| 1942 | — | #324 | 347 | |
| 1941 | — | #325 | 327 | |
| 1940 | — | #303 | 338 | |
| 1939 | — | #297 | 349 | |
| 1938 | — | #303 | 322 | |
| 1937 | — | #301 | 320 | |
| 1936 | — | #301 | 314 | |
| 1935 | — | #286 | 358 | |
| 1934 | — | #291 | 341 | |
| 1933 | — | #278 | 360 | |
| 1932 | — | #288 | 356 | |
| 1931 | — | #276 | 400 | |
| 1930 | — | #267 | 439 | |
| 1929 | — | #270 | 425 | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #266 | 456 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #260 | 486 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #241 | 539 |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | #228 | 579 |
| 1924 | — | #232 | 584 | |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #236 | 564 |
| 1922 | — | #231 | 578 | |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | #218 | 608 |
| 1920 | — | #209 | 614 | |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #200 | 629 |
| 1918 | — | #211 | 591 | |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #207 | 542 |
| 1916 | — | #216 | 500 | |
| 1915 | — | #187 | 592 | |
| 1914 | — | #204 | 406 | |
| 1913 | — | #197 | 340 | |
| 1912 | — | #199 | 290 | |
| 1911 | — | #208 | 141 | |
| 1910 | — | #177 | 159 | |
| 1909 | — | #166 | 147 | |
| 1908 | — | #176 | 126 | |
| 1907 | — | #152 | 148 | |
| 1906 | — | #192 | 94 | |
| 1905 | — | #157 | 128 | |
| 1904 | — | #157 | 120 | |
| 1903 | — | #170 | 97 | |
| 1902 | — | #174 | 98 | |
| 1901 | — | #146 | 110 | |
| 1900 | — | #175 | 119 | |
| 1899 | — | #156 | 97 | |
| 1898 | — | #137 | 131 | |
| 1897 | — | #137 | 118 | |
| 1896 | — | #145 | 113 | |
| 1895 | — | #121 | 138 | |
| 1894 | — | #127 | 126 | |
| 1893 | — | #145 | 103 | |
| 1892 | — | #136 | 117 | |
| 1891 | — | #147 | 89 | |
| 1890 | — | #136 | 104 | |
| 1889 | — | #132 | 108 | |
| 1888 | — | #152 | 100 | |
| 1887 | — | #140 | 90 | |
| 1886 | — | #149 | 94 | |
| 1885 | — | #134 | 101 | |
| 1884 | — | #167 | 83 | |
| 1883 | — | #148 | 87 | |
| 1882 | — | #140 | 99 | |
| 1881 | — | #178 | 65 | |
| 1880 | — | #175 | 74 | |
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 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Georgia#228 · 1 in 1,730
- Virginia#275 · 1 in 2,777
- Alabama#278 · 1 in 2,665
- Missouri#290 · 1 in 3,703
- Arizona#291 · 1 in 2,359
Best ever in a state: #10 in Vermont, 2019.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #228 | 29 | 1 in 1,730 |
| Virginia | #275 | 16 | 1 in 2,777 |
| Alabama | #278 | 15 | 1 in 2,665 |
| Missouri | #290 | 13 | 1 in 3,703 |
| Arizona | #291 | 6 | 1 in 2,359 |
| New Mexico | #298 | 5 | 1 in 2,430 |
| Tennessee | #307 | 11 | 1 in 3,724 |
| Indiana | #318 | 11 | 1 in 5,026 |
| Mississippi | #319 | 9 | 1 in 3,171 |
| Louisiana | #330 | 14 | 1 in 3,018 |
| Oklahoma | #338 | 6 | 1 in 4,139 |
| Washington | #345 | 6 | 1 in 5,298 |
| Illinois | #351 | 19 | 1 in 5,911 |
| South Carolina | #361 | 7 | 1 in 4,396 |
| Ohio | #389 | 14 | 1 in 8,262 |
| North Carolina | #401 | 10 | 1 in 5,549 |
| Pennsylvania | #430 | 10 | 1 in 12,310 |
| Florida | #437 | 7 | 1 in 6,742 |
| New Jersey | #441 | 5 | 1 in 11,788 |
| Michigan | #442 | 10 | 1 in 10,008 |
| Texas | #481 | 22 | 1 in 5,631 |
| California | #528 | 16 | 1 in 10,485 |
| New York | #548 | 12 | 1 in 14,689 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 901 | #132 (1889) | #152 |
| 1890s | 1,136 | #121 (1895) | #139 |
| 1900s | 1,187 | #146 (1901) | #167 |
| 1910s | 4,190 | #177 (1910) | #201 |
| 1920s | 5,433 | #209 (1920) | #239 |
| 1930s | 3,559 | #267 (1930) | #289 |
| 1940s | 3,432 | #303 (1940) | #338 |
| 1950s | 2,988 | #377 (1951) | #423 |
| 1960s | 2,032 | #514 (1962) | #546 |
| 1970s | 1,334 | #618 (1970) | #724 |
| 1980s | 1,072 | #795 (1983) | #886 |
| 1990s | 1,640 | #752 (1997) | #842 |
| 2000s | 4,070 | #334 (2009) | #606 |
| 2010s | 26,161 | #107 (2019) | #163 |
| 2020s | 19,429 | #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 1956
boys
#425
316 births · 1 in 6,694 boys
Top boys' names in 1956
More about 1956
boys
2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 6,694 of them was named Emmett, which outranked 90.5% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Emmett
Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.