Boys' name · since 1900
Emitt
637 babies named Emitt in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,829 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,941 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 637
- born since 1900
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emitt currently ranks #8941 among boys' names in America, with 637 babies recorded since 1900.
Emitt has 637 recorded births among boys since 1900, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8941 as of the latest data, more common than 36% 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 1900 to 2025.
- #6,829 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,941 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 637 born since 1900
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emitt ranks #6,829 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,941 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 637 born since 1900, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,829 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,941 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 637
- born since 1900
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emitt's 637 recorded births place it above 84.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
How Emitt compares
637 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Emitt's all-time total is 73% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emitt | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 637 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Emitt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emitt's full recorded timeline at 1941, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emitt popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Emitt by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (211 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Emitt's strongest decade.
211 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Emitt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 20
1900s
20 births
- 1910s
1910s
85 births
- 1920s
1920s
120 births
- 1930s 46
1930s
46 births
- 1940s 30
1940s
30 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 40
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
211 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 211 births (33% of all-time use).
How Emitt compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Emitt's total volume
Emitt by state
Where Emitt concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 637 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Emitt's data
- Emitt's decade-level peak was the 2010s (211 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Emitts (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Emitt: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Emitt 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.