Emit — boys' name

What the Data Says About Emit

The Social Security Administration has registered 390 babies named Emit between 1881 and 2023, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Emit currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emit performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Emit shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emit in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 390 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.