Boys' name · since 1881
Emit
Since 1881, U.S. Social Security records show 390 babies named Emit, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,163 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 390
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emit sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 390 recorded since 1881.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emit has been recorded 390 times among boys since 1881, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1881 to 2023.
- #9,163 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 390 born since 1881
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emit ranks #9,163 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 390 born since 1881, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,163 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 390
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emit's 390 recorded births place it above 79.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Emit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emit's full recorded timeline at 1927, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2023
- Peak year (1922)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Emit by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (96 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Emit's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Emit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 18
1880s
18 births
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 19
1900s
19 births
- 1910s
1910s
87 births
- 1920s
1920s
89 births
- 1930s 29
1930s
29 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 96 births (25% of all-time use).
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- Emit's decade-level peak was the 2010s (96 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Emit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
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, 1881–2023 (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 Emit 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.