Boys' name · since 1922
Emet
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 379 babies named Emet, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,319 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,867 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 379
- born since 1922
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emet currently ranks #3867 among boys' names in America, with 379 babies recorded since 1922.
Emet has 379 recorded births among boys since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3867 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2025.
- #9,319 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,867 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 379 born since 1922
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emet ranks #9,319 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,867 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 379 born since 1922, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,319 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,867 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 379
- born since 1922
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emet's 379 recorded births place it above 79.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Emet compares
379 Top 50% higher than 50% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Emet's all-time total is 3% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emet | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 379 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Emet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emet splits its recorded history at 2014: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Emet by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (182 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Emet's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Emet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
182 births
- 2020s
2020s
155 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 182 births (48% of all-time use).
Emet by state
Where Emet concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
29 of 379 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Emet's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (182 total births) through the 2020s (155) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Emets (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~103 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1922–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Emet draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.