boys' name ★ peaked 2019

Emmitt

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #770 Trend ↓ Falling 28%

From a Middle English diminutive of the female given name Emma.

Rank 2025
#770
among boys · ↓90 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
339
named Emmitt · -16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,129
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2019
571 babies
All-time total
14,249
#1,006 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Emmitt popularity over time

14,249 babies have been named Emmitt since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 111 111 11 – #458
1890s – 139 139 14 +25% #502
1900s – 214 214 21 +54% #424
1910s – 655 655 66 +206% #515
1920s – 1,000 1,000 100 +53% #576
1930s – 788 788 79 -21% #607
1940s – 849 849 85 +8% #658
1950s – 860 860 86 +1% #659
1960s – 560 560 56 -35% #920
1970s – 392 392 39 -30% #1,167
1980s – 259 259 26 -34% #1,700
1990s – 522 522 52 +102% #1,339
2000s – 787 787 79 +51% #1,229
2010s – 4,386 4,386 439 +457% #501
2020s (to 2025) 11 2,716 2,727 455 +4% #510

Where Emmitt is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 316 0.18 outside top 500
2027 302 0.18 outside top 500
2028 290 0.17 outside top 500
2029 281 0.16 outside top 500
2030 273 0.16 outside top 500

Where Emmitt is most popular

Boys named Emmitt per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.250 per 1,000. Strongest in Wyoming, Iowa, and Indiana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Emmitt born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Wyoming 5 0.864 +246%
Iowa 43 0.624 +150%
Indiana 96 0.599 +140%
Kentucky 56 0.558 +124%
New Hampshire 12 0.540 +117%
Ohio 143 0.540 +116%
Wisconsin 61 0.515 +106%
Minnesota 63 0.514 +106%
Oklahoma 44 0.497 +99%
Missouri 64 0.462 +85%
Kansas 29 0.423 +69%
Nebraska 18 0.414 +66%
North Dakota 7 0.410 +64%
Tennessee 73 0.404 +62%
Alabama 40 0.366 +47%
Pennsylvania 84 0.316 +27%
West Virginia 10 0.306 +23%
Arkansas 19 0.300 +20%
Michigan 61 0.298 +19%
Colorado 37 0.287 +15%
Oregon 21 0.277 +11%
Louisiana 27 0.264 +6%
Arizona 43 0.263 +5%
Texas 230 0.261 +5%
Washington 39 0.238 -5%
Maryland 27 0.226 -9%
Florida 106 0.224 -10%
North Carolina 57 0.223 -11%
Illinois 56 0.219 -12%
Mississippi 12 0.211 -15%
Nevada 12 0.210 -16%
Idaho 8 0.195 -22%
Virginia 34 0.179 -28%
Georgia 45 0.178 -29%
Utah 15 0.157 -37%
New Mexico 5 0.152 -39%
California 134 0.147 -41%
New York 62 0.143 -43%
Massachusetts 15 0.109 -56%
Connecticut 7 0.103 -59%
New Jersey 6 0.030 -88%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Emmitt

Emmitt is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #770 in 2025 with 333 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 14,249 American babies have been named Emmitt. Its peak came in 2019, when 571 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Emmitt stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Emmitt?

The median living Emmitt is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 28. An estimated 11 thousand people named Emmitt are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Emmitt year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 6 #13,720 333 #770
2024 – – 402 #680
2023 – – 415 #660
2022 – – 470 #598
2021 5 #15,984 536 #545
2020 – – 560 #510
2019 – – 571 #501
2018 – – 523 #537
2017 – – 529 #536
2016 – – 565 #523
2015 – – 477 #583
2014 – – 442 #606
2013 – – 394 #623
2012 – – 359 #660
2011 – – 284 #785
2010 – – 242 #870
2009 – – 146 #1,229
2008 – – 112 #1,469
2007 – – 107 #1,490
2006 – – 90 #1,606
2005 – – 84 #1,621
2004 – – 51 #2,255
2003 – – 58 #1,992
2002 – – 45 #2,307
2001 – – 51 #2,062
2000 – – 43 #2,265
1995 – – 69 #1,437
1990 – – 21 #2,993
1985 – – 31 #1,882
1980 – – 32 #1,776
1975 – – 36 #1,484
1970 – – 49 #1,183
1965 – – 62 #940
1960 – – 60 #988
1955 – – 68 #901
1950 – – 100 #683
1945 – – 80 #671
1940 – – 75 #699
1935 – – 92 #607
1930 – – 76 #723
1925 – – 96 #650
1920 – – 103 #625
1915 – – 90 #606
1910 – – 30 #515
1905 – – 26 #424
1900 – – 23 #481
1895 – – 16 #511
1890 – – 13 #544
1885 – – 11 #584
1880 – – 7 #770

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Emmitt, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Emmitt?

The median living Emmitt is about 10 years old. Half of all living Emmitts are between 5 and 28 years old.

How many people named Emmitt are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Emmitt are alive in the United States, based on 14,249 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Emmitt mean?

From a Middle English diminutive of the female given name Emma.

How popular is the name Emmitt in 2025?

Emmitt ranked #770 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 333 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Emmitt?

14,249 babies have been named Emmitt in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Emmitt most popular?

Emmitt peaked in 2019, when 571 newborns received the name.

Is Emmitt a boy or girl name?

Emmitt is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Emmitt rising or falling?

Emmitt has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Emmitt become more popular?

Emmitt is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 273 boys named Emmitt in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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