Boys' name · since 1912
Emmert
Emmert has 201 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,915 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 201
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Emmert sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 201 recorded since 1912.
Emmert has 201 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1948.
- #12,915 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 201 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmert ranks #12,915 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 201 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,915 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 201
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Emmert's 201 recorded births place it above 71.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Emmert's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emmert's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emmert popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1948
- Peak year (1919)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Emmert by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (110 births, 55% of the file).
1920s was Emmert's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Emmert births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
71 births
- 1920s
1920s
110 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 110 births (55% of all-time use).
Emmert by state
Where Emmert concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 3.0% |
6 of 201 births nationwide.
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- Emmert's decade-level peak was the 1920s (110 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Emmerts (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Emmert: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1912–1948 (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 Emmert 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.