Emmons — boys' name

What the Data Says About Emmons

The Social Security Administration has registered 117 babies named Emmons between 1894 and 1944, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Emmons currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1944. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emmons performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Emmons shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emmons 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 117 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.