Emmett is a familiar boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2021.
Emmett is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #121 among boys (2,950) and #5,457 among girls (23) — overall #216 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,973 | 2,973 | #5,457 | #121 |
| 2024 | 3,027 | 3,027 | #6,728 | #119 |
| 2023 | 3,102 | 3,102 | #5,036 | #117 |
| 2022 | 3,347 | 3,347 | #5,517 | #116 |
| 2021 | 3,681 | 3,681 | #6,484 | #103 |
| 2020 | 3,426 | 3,426 | #5,929 | #107 |
| 2019 | 3,577 | 3,577 | #5,670 | #107 |
| 2018 | 3,452 | 3,452 | #6,896 | #114 |
| 2017 | 3,182 | 3,182 | #8,443 | #124 |
| 2016 | 3,062 | 3,062 | #7,361 | #136 |
| 2015 | 3,056 | 3,056 | #8,608 | #139 |
| 2014 | 2,651 | 2,651 | #9,149 | #156 |
| 2013 | 2,366 | 2,366 | #15,208 | #173 |
| 2012 | 2,037 | 2,037 | #10,664 | #186 |
| 2011 | 1,614 | 1,614 | #17,599 | #220 |
| 2010 | 1,278 | 1,278 | — | #271 |
| 2009 | 955 | 955 | — | #334 |
| 2008 | 479 | 479 | — | #548 |
| 2007 | 448 | 448 | — | #575 |
| 2006 | 439 | 439 | — | #570 |
| 2005 | 380 | 380 | — | #594 |
| 2004 | 341 | 341 | — | #622 |
| 2003 | 287 | 287 | — | #678 |
| 2002 | 255 | 255 | — | #701 |
| 2001 | 255 | 255 | — | #701 |
| 2000 | 231 | 231 | — | #740 |
| 1999 | 188 | 188 | — | #810 |
| 1998 | 172 | 172 | — | #848 |
| 1997 | 198 | — | — | #752 |
| 1996 | 161 | — | — | #863 |
| 1995 | 173 | — | — | #814 |
| 1994 | 165 | — | — | #828 |
| 1993 | 166 | — | — | #821 |
| 1992 | 169 | — | — | #804 |
| 1991 | 131 | — | — | #924 |
| 1990 | 117 | — | — | #966 |
| 1989 | 131 | — | — | #882 |
| 1988 | 110 | — | — | #910 |
| 1987 | 102 | — | — | #936 |
| 1986 | 102 | — | — | #907 |
| 1985 | 84 | — | — | #996 |
| 1984 | 101 | — | — | #877 |
| 1983 | 121 | — | — | #796 |
| 1982 | 111 | — | — | #842 |
| 1981 | 103 | — | — | #876 |
| 1980 | 107 | — | — | #857 |
| 1979 | 114 | — | — | #818 |
| 1978 | 112 | — | — | #805 |
| 1977 | 122 | — | — | #771 |
| 1976 | 132 | — | — | #729 |
| 1975 | 123 | — | — | #752 |
| 1974 | 127 | — | — | #727 |
| 1973 | 132 | — | — | #699 |
| 1972 | 148 | — | — | #661 |
| 1971 | 151 | — | — | #674 |
| 1970 | 173 | — | — | #618 |
| 1969 | 189 | — | — | #570 |
| 1968 | 189 | — | — | #548 |
| 1967 | 190 | — | — | #542 |
| 1966 | 182 | — | — | #564 |
| 1965 | 194 | — | — | #549 |
| 1964 | 203 | — | — | #553 |
| 1963 | 198 | — | — | #561 |
| 1962 | 236 | — | — | #515 |
| 1961 | 239 | — | — | #515 |
| 1960 | 212 | — | — | #544 |
| 1959 | 288 | — | — | #470 |
| 1958 | 267 | — | #6,370 | #484 |
| 1957 | 300 | — | — | #444 |
| 1956 | 316 | — | — | #425 |
| 1955 | 298 | — | — | #424 |
| 1954 | 283 | — | — | #426 |
| 1953 | 287 | — | — | #417 |
| 1952 | 320 | — | — | #384 |
| 1951 | 324 | — | — | #377 |
| 1950 | 310 | — | — | #381 |
| 1949 | 290 | — | #5,479 | #398 |
| 1948 | 363 | — | — | #353 |
| 1947 | 425 | — | #4,915 | #335 |
| 1946 | 359 | — | — | #341 |
| 1945 | 303 | — | — | #346 |
| 1944 | 359 | — | — | #318 |
| 1943 | 332 | — | — | #335 |
| 1942 | 347 | — | — | #324 |
| 1941 | 327 | — | — | #325 |
| 1940 | 338 | — | — | #303 |
| 1939 | 349 | — | — | #298 |
| 1938 | 322 | — | — | #304 |
| 1937 | 320 | — | — | #301 |
| 1936 | 314 | — | — | #301 |
| 1935 | 358 | — | — | #286 |
| 1934 | 341 | — | — | #291 |
| 1933 | 360 | — | — | #278 |
| 1932 | 356 | — | — | #288 |
| 1931 | 400 | — | — | #276 |
| 1930 | 439 | — | — | #267 |
| 1929 | 425 | — | — | #270 |
| 1928 | 461 | — | #4,941 | #266 |
| 1927 | 493 | — | #3,987 | #260 |
| 1926 | 545 | — | #4,469 | #241 |
| 1925 | 587 | — | #3,787 | #228 |
| 1924 | 584 | — | — | #232 |
| 1923 | 571 | — | #4,094 | #236 |
| 1922 | 578 | — | — | #231 |
| 1921 | 615 | — | #4,149 | #218 |
| 1920 | 614 | — | — | #209 |
| 1919 | 635 | — | #4,433 | #200 |
| 1918 | 591 | — | — | #211 |
| 1917 | 547 | — | #4,811 | #207 |
| 1916 | 500 | — | — | #216 |
| 1915 | 592 | — | — | #187 |
| 1914 | 406 | — | — | #204 |
| 1913 | 340 | — | — | #198 |
| 1912 | 290 | — | — | #199 |
| 1911 | 141 | — | — | #208 |
| 1910 | 159 | — | — | #179 |
| 1909 | 147 | — | — | #168 |
| 1908 | 126 | — | — | #176 |
| 1907 | 148 | — | — | #153 |
| 1906 | 94 | — | — | #193 |
| 1905 | 128 | — | — | #157 |
| 1904 | 120 | — | — | #158 |
| 1903 | 97 | — | — | #170 |
| 1902 | 98 | — | — | #174 |
| 1901 | 110 | — | — | #147 |
| 1900 | 119 | — | — | #175 |
| 1899 | 97 | — | — | #156 |
| 1898 | 131 | — | — | #137 |
| 1897 | 118 | — | — | #137 |
| 1896 | 113 | — | — | #145 |
| 1895 | 138 | — | — | #121 |
| 1894 | 126 | — | — | #127 |
| 1893 | 103 | — | — | #147 |
| 1892 | 117 | — | — | #137 |
| 1891 | 89 | — | — | #148 |
| 1890 | 104 | — | — | #136 |
| 1889 | 108 | — | — | #132 |
| 1888 | 100 | — | — | #152 |
| 1887 | 90 | — | — | #141 |
| 1886 | 94 | — | — | #150 |
| 1885 | 101 | — | — | #134 |
| 1884 | 83 | — | — | #168 |
| 1883 | 87 | — | — | #150 |
| 1882 | 99 | — | — | #141 |
| 1881 | 65 | — | — | #179 |
| 1880 | 74 | — | — | #176 |