Is Emmett a boy or girl name?
Emmett is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 17 girls and 3,001 boys were named Emmett, so 0.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 75,881 US babies named Emmett were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #119
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,699
- Babies named Emmett since 1880
- 75,881
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 3,680 babies
Boys and girls named Emmett, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 901 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 1,136 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 1,187 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 4,190 | 11 | 0.3% |
| 1920s | 5,433 | 40 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 3,559 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 3,431 | 11 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 2,988 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 2,032 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,335 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,072 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,640 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 4,070 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 26,159 | 114 | 0.4% |
| 2020s | 16,463 | 104 | 0.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,001 | #119 | 17 | #6,699 |
| 2023 | 3,073 | #118 | 26 | #5,032 |
| 2022 | 3,322 | #115 | 23 | #5,512 |
| 2021 | 3,662 | #103 | 18 | #6,481 |
| 2020 | 3,405 | #107 | 20 | #5,924 |
| 2019 | 3,554 | #107 | 22 | #5,663 |
| 2018 | 3,435 | #114 | 17 | #6,893 |
| 2017 | 3,169 | #124 | 13 | #8,441 |
| 2016 | 3,045 | #136 | 16 | #7,360 |
| 2015 | 3,043 | #139 | 13 | #8,605 |
| 2014 | 2,639 | #156 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2013 | 2,360 | #173 | 6 | #15,204 |
| 2012 | 2,027 | #186 | 10 | #10,661 |
| 2011 | 1,609 | #220 | 5 | #17,598 |
| 2010 | 1,278 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 955 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 479 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 448 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 439 | #570 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 380 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 341 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 287 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 255 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 255 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 231 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 188 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 172 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 198 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 161 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 173 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 165 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 166 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 169 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 131 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 117 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 131 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 110 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 102 | #936 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 102 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 84 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 101 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 121 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 111 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 103 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 107 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 114 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 112 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 123 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 132 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 123 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 127 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 132 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 148 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 151 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 173 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 189 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 189 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 190 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 182 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 194 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 203 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 198 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 236 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 239 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 212 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 288 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 262 | #484 | 5 | #6,371 |
| 1957 | 300 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 316 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 298 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 283 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 287 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 320 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 324 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 310 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 284 | #398 | 5 | #5,479 |
| 1948 | 363 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 419 | #335 | 6 | #4,915 |
| 1946 | 359 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 303 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 359 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 332 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 347 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 327 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 338 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 349 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 322 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 320 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 314 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 358 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 341 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 360 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 356 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 400 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 439 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 425 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 456 | #266 | 5 | #4,941 |
| 1927 | 486 | #260 | 7 | #3,987 |
| 1926 | 539 | #241 | 6 | #4,469 |
| 1925 | 579 | #228 | 8 | #3,787 |
| 1924 | 584 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 564 | #236 | 7 | #4,094 |
| 1922 | 578 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 608 | #218 | 7 | #4,149 |
| 1920 | 614 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 629 | #200 | 6 | #4,433 |
| 1918 | 591 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 542 | #207 | 5 | #4,811 |
| 1916 | 500 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 592 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 406 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 340 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 290 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 141 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 159 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 147 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 126 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 148 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 94 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 128 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 120 | #158 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 97 | #170 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 98 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 110 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 119 | #175 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 97 | #156 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 131 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 118 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 113 | #145 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 138 | #121 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 126 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 103 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 117 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 89 | #148 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 104 | #136 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 108 | #132 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 100 | #152 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 90 | #141 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 94 | #150 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 101 | #134 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 83 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 87 | #150 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 99 | #141 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 65 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 74 | #176 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Emmett reached #103 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #3,787 in 1925. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Emmett
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.