Boys' name · since 1882
Emmit
4,260 babies named Emmit in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,991 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,315 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,260
- born since 1882
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Emmit is the #3315 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,260 recorded since 1882.
Emmit has 4,260 recorded births among boys since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3315 as of the latest data, more common than 76% 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 1882 to 2025.
- #1,991 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,315 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,260 born since 1882
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmit ranks #1,991 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,315 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,260 born since 1882, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,991 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,315 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,260
- born since 1882
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emmit's 4,260 recorded births place it above 95.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Emmit compares
4,260 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Emmit's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emmit | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,260 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 137 | 34 | 22,252 |
Emmit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emmit splits its recorded history at 1954: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1882 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 137 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emmit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 137
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Emmit by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,080 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Emmit's strongest decade.
1,080 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Emmit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 47
1880s
47 births
- 1890s 69
1890s
69 births
- 1900s 105
1900s
105 births
- 1910s 386
1910s
386 births
- 1920s
1920s
589 births
- 1930s
1930s
432 births
- 1940s 276
1940s
276 births
- 1950s 214
1950s
214 births
- 1960s 138
1960s
138 births
- 1970s 96
1970s
96 births
- 1980s 73
1980s
73 births
- 1990s 130
1990s
130 births
- 2000s 294
2000s
294 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,080 births
- 2020s 331
2020s
331 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,080 births (25% of all-time use).
How Emmit 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 Emmit's total volume
Emmit by state
Where Emmit concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 231 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 190 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 111 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 81 | 1.9% |
| #5 | California | | 78 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 64 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 54 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 53 | 1.2% |
231 of 4,260 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Emmit appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emmit's data
- Emmit's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,080 total births); usage has since declined to 331 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Emmits (231 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Emmit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Emmit 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.