Boys' name · since 1880
Emmett
Emmett has 78,564 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #374 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #121 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 78,564
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emmett currently ranks #121 among boys' names in America, with 78,564 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Emmett recorded 78,564 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #121 nationally today, ahead of 99.1% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #374 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #121 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 78,564 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmett ranks #374 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #121 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 78,564 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #374 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #121 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 78,564
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emmett's 78,564 recorded births place it above 99.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Emmett compares
78,564 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Emmett's all-time total is 213x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emmett | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 78,564 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,663 | 34 | 22,252 |
Emmett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emmett's full recorded timeline at 1953, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 65 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 3,663 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emmett popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 3,663
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Emmett popularity over time - girls
308 total births recorded since 1917 (Emmett as girls' name)
Emmett by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (26,161 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Emmett's strongest decade.
26,161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Emmett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 901
1880s
901 births
- 1890s 1,136
1890s
1,136 births
- 1900s 1,187
1900s
1,187 births
- 1910s 4,190
1910s
4,190 births
- 1920s 5,433
1920s
5,433 births
- 1930s 3,559
1930s
3,559 births
- 1940s 3,432
1940s
3,432 births
- 1950s 2,988
1950s
2,988 births
- 1960s 2,032
1960s
2,032 births
- 1970s 1,334
1970s
1,334 births
- 1980s 1,072
1980s
1,072 births
- 1990s 1,640
1990s
1,640 births
- 2000s 4,070
2000s
4,070 births
- 2010s
2010s
26,161 births
- 2020s
2020s
19,429 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 26,161 births (33% of all-time use).
How Emmett 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 Emmett's total volume
Emmett by state
Where Emmett concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,932 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 4,208 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 3,944 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 3,196 | 4.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 3,081 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 2,934 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 2,916 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 2,758 | 3.5% |
4,932 of 78,564 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Emmett appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emmett's data
- Emmett's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (26,161 total births) through the 2020s (19,429) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Emmetts (4,932 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emmett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Emmett 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.