Boys' name · since 1880
Emmitt
Emmitt has 14,238 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,006 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #769 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,238
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
14,238 babies have been named Emmitt since 1880, making it today's #769 boys' name.
Emmitt has 14,238 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #769 as of the latest data, more common than 94% 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 1880 to 2025.
- #1,006 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #769 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 14,238 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmitt ranks #1,006 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #769 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 14,238 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,006 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #769 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,238
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emmitt's 14,238 recorded births place it above 97.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Emmitt compares
14,238 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Emmitt's all-time total is 39x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emmitt | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,238 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 571 | 34 | 22,252 |
Emmitt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emmitt's full recorded timeline at 1953, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 571 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emmitt popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 571
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Emmitt popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 2021 (Emmitt as girls' name)
Emmitt by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,386 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Emmitt's strongest decade.
4,386 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Emmitt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 111
1880s
111 births
- 1890s 139
1890s
139 births
- 1900s 214
1900s
214 births
- 1910s 655
1910s
655 births
- 1920s 1,000
1920s
1,000 births
- 1930s 788
1930s
788 births
- 1940s 849
1940s
849 births
- 1950s 860
1950s
860 births
- 1960s 560
1960s
560 births
- 1970s 392
1970s
392 births
- 1980s 259
1980s
259 births
- 1990s 522
1990s
522 births
- 2000s 787
2000s
787 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,386 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,716 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,386 births (31% of all-time use).
How Emmitt 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 Emmitt's total volume
Emmitt by state
Where Emmitt concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,454 | 10.2% |
| #2 | California | | 567 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 534 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 487 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 470 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 387 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 362 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 360 | 2.5% |
1,454 of 14,238 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Emmitt appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emmitt's data
- Emmitt's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,386 total births) through the 2020s (2,716) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Emmitts (1,454 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 Emmitt: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
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 Emmitt 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.