Boys' name · since 1883
Emett
351 babies named Emett in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,728 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,039 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 351
- born since 1883
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Emett is the #12039 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 351 recorded since 1883.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emett has been recorded 351 times among boys since 1883, currently ranked #12039 nationally and more common than 14% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #9,728 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,039 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 351 born since 1883
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emett ranks #9,728 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,039 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 351 born since 1883, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,728 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,039 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 351
- born since 1883
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emett's 351 recorded births place it above 78.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Emett compares
351 49th percentile among 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
Emett's all-time total is 5% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emett | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 351 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Emett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emett's full recorded timeline at 2009, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Emett by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (153 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Emett's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Emett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 45
1910s
45 births
- 1920s 50
1920s
50 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
153 births
- 2020s
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 153 births (44% of all-time use).
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What to do with Emett's data
- Emett's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (153 total births) through the 2020s (66) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Emett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1883–2025 (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 Emett 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.