Boys' name · peaked in 2021
Emmett name popularity since 1925
68,485 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Emmett. Half of them were born in 2015 or earlier, so the typical Emmett is about 11 years old in 2026. Emmett peaked in 2021 as the #103 name for boys, and it ranked #121 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 68,485
- Named Emmett, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #121
- for boys in 2025 (2,950 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 283 girls · 68,202 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.21× its national share
Peak year is the year Emmett made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Emmett births per year, 1925–2025
2021 was the biggest year for Emmett both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1944 and 1949, Emmett's share of baby boys fell by 39%, from 1 in 3,800 to 1 in 6,220.
- Fastest rise: Between 2008 and 2013, it became 5.3× more common, from 1 in 4,260 baby boys to 1 in 802.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Emmett's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Emmett.
Decade by decade
Babies named Emmett in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 26 | 2,485 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 3,559 | #286 |
| 1940s | 11 | 3,432 | #346 |
| 1950s | 5 | 2,988 | #424 |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,032 | #549 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,334 | #752 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,072 | #996 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,640 | #814 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,070 | #594 |
| 2010s | 114 | 26,161 | #139 |
| 2020–25 | 127 | 19,429 | #121 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
59.7% of babies named Emmett from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Emmett is most popular
The index compares Emmett's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Emmett.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.21× | 1,227 |
| Idaho | 2.15× | 557 |
| Oregon | 1.87× | 1,144 |
| Washington | 1.83× | 1,994 |
| Minnesota | 1.69× | 2,012 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Emmett and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Emmett (this page) | 68,202 | 2021 |
| Emmitt | 12,589 | 2020 |
| Emmet | 5,354 | 1880 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Emmett's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Emmett.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Emmett (2021).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data