Boy or Girl

Is Emmit a boy or girl name?

Emmit is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 34 boys were named Emmit, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 4,223 US babies named Emmit were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#3,397
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Emmit since 1882
4,223
Most popular year
2012
137 babies
Babies named Emmit each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Emmit from 1882 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0501001502001900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Emmit, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s4700%
1890s6900%
1900s10500%
1910s38600%
1920s58900%
1930s43200%
1940s27600%
1950s21400%
1960s13800%
1970s9600%
1980s7300%
1990s13000%
2000s29400%
2010s1,07900%
2020s29500%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202434#3,3970–
202344#2,8520–
202259#2,3860–
202173#2,0260–
202085#1,7800–
201981#1,8520–
201895#1,6730–
2017104#1,5720–
2016121#1,4350–
2015122#1,4070–
2014120#1,4040–
2013129#1,3300–
2012137#1,2810–
201197#1,5890–
201073#1,9300–
200941#2,9170–
200843#2,7980–
200731#3,4640–
200636#3,0440–
200531#3,2640–
200433#3,0380–
200323#3,7630–
200226#3,3840–
200119#4,1730–
200011#6,0390–
199921#3,6210–
199814#4,7230–
199717#3,9330–
199614#4,4490–
199516#3,9220–
199420#3,3640–
19936#7,9410–
199210#5,3580–
19910–0–
199012#4,4840–
19896#7,2670–
198810#4,5370–
19876#6,3600–
19867#5,5110–
19850–0–
19845#6,6230–
198311#3,6940–
198210#4,0290–
198111#3,6790–
19807#5,1060–
197914#3,0560–
19787#4,6910–
19779#3,9360–
19769#3,8080–
19750–0–
197412#3,0070–
197311#3,0760–
19729#3,4230–
19719#3,4570–
197016#2,3270–
196920#1,8810–
196816#2,0530–
196710#2,6550–
196613#2,2610–
196510#2,6680–
196415#2,1390–
19637#3,4260–
196214#2,2150–
196114#2,2720–
196019#1,8740–
195919#1,8800–
195827#1,5150–
195727#1,5220–
195627#1,5170–
195518#1,8630–
195416#1,9850–
195315#2,0620–
195223#1,5920–
195124#1,5340–
195018#1,7610–
194930#1,3290–
194827#1,4120–
194740#1,1540–
194630#1,2820–
194527#1,2800–
194415#1,8360–
194325#1,4100–
194224#1,4320–
194123#1,4260–
194035#1,1120–
193944#9450–
193842#9830–
193731#1,1910–
193651#8540–
193531#1,2070–
193434#1,1350–
193342#9850–
193247#9530–
193162#7970–
193048#9830–
192955#9050–
192856#8930–
192753#9540–
192648#9970–
192577#7500–
192446#1,0480–
192365#8430–
192271#7950–
192166#8500–
192052#9610–
191973#7540–
191859#8610–
191753#8760–
191649#9010–
191554#8360–
191424#1,1980–
191325#1,0020–
191224#9220–
191116#8370–
19109#1,1410–
190916#6920–
19088#1,0450–
190714#7130–
190613#6870–
190511#7580–
19048#9120–
19037#9390–
19027#9600–
19019#7440–
190012#7550–
189913#5620–
18980–0–
18975#1,1110–
18968#8460–
18959#7540–
18948#8060–
189313#5480–
18927#8810–
18916#8810–
18900–0–
18897#8240–
18888#7710–
18870–0–
188615#4800–
18850–0–
18847#7990–
18835#9420–
18825#9810–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Emmit reached #480 in 1886. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Emmit

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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.