Recorded 1912–1948 Boys' name Peak 1919 201 births

Emmert — boys' name

201 babies named Emmert in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s711920s1101930s101940s10
1920s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Emmert was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

19 babies were named Emmert in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emmert

The Social Security Administration has registered 201 babies named Emmert between 1912 and 1948, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Emmert currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emmert performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Emmert shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Emmert in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emmert 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 201 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.

Emmert at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

201

Since 1912

37 years of records

Peak year

1919

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1912

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1948

Emmert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1912

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1919)
19
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
05101520 19481930192719241921191819151912 5

Emmert by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
110 births that decade — 55% of Emmert's all-time total
1910s711920s1101930s101940s10

Emmert by state

Where Emmert concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Emmert
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
6 3.0%
Pennsylvania share of Emmert's total US births 3.0%

6 of 201 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emmert?
201 babies have been named Emmert since 1912. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1919 with 19 births.
When was Emmert most popular?
Emmert was most popular in the 1920s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Emmert most popular?
The top states for the name Emmert are Pennsylvania (6 births).
How long has the name Emmert been used?
Emmert has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 37 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Emmert?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emmanuel, Emmett, Emmitt, Emmet, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1912–1948 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.