Emmett Boy
How popular is Emmett?
#121 boy name in 2025
2,950 baby boys were named Emmett in the US in 2025, making it the 121st most popular boy name. Another 23 girls got the name (#5,409 for girls).
Emmett popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #121 for boys (▼ 2 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,950 boys, 23 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-3% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #139 in 2015, #107 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (3,663 boys) |
| Highest rank | #103 in 2021 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Emmett counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Emmett family of names ranked #123 for boys in 2025 (#119 the year before), with 3,093 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Emmett | 2,950 | 95% |
| Emmet | 110 | 4% |
| Emet | 28 | 1% |
| Emett | 5 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Emmett is most popular
Babies named Emmett per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Vermont: 6.8 per 1,000 (43 boys)
- New Hampshire: 6.2 per 1,000 (138 boys)
- Maine: 5.7 per 1,000 (111 boys)
- South Dakota: 5.7 per 1,000 (106 boys)
- North Dakota: 5.4 per 1,000 (93 boys)
Emmett by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 901 | #132 |
| 1890s | 1,136 | #121 |
| 1900s | 1,187 | #146 |
| 1910s | 4,190 | #177 |
| 1920s | 5,433 | #209 |
| 1930s | 3,559 | #267 |
| 1940s | 3,432 | #303 |
| 1950s | 2,988 | #376 |
| 1960s | 2,032 | #514 |
| 1970s | 1,334 | #618 |
| 1980s | 1,072 | #795 |
| 1990s | 1,640 | #750 |
| 2000s | 4,070 | #334 |
| 2010s | 26,161 | #107 |
| 2020s | 19,429 | #103 |
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Questions
- Is Emmett a boy or girl name?
- Emmett is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Emmett were boys.
- How popular is the name Emmett?
- 2,950 baby boys were named Emmett in the US in 2025, making it the 121st most popular boy name. Another 23 girls got the name (#5,409 for girls).
- When was Emmett most popular?
- Emmett peaked in 2021, when 3,663 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #103 in 2021.
- How many people are named Emmett?
- 78,872 babies have been named Emmett in the US since 1880. We estimate about 59,468 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Emmett most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Emmett was most common in Vermont, at 6.8 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.