boy's name
Emett
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 366
Emett is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2015, when 25 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1883.
Emett over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1890s | 5 |
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 45 |
| 1920s | 50 |
| 1930s | 10 |
| 2000s | 11 |
| 2010s | 153 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 66 |
How popular is Emett?
In 2025, Emett was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Emett is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Emett
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Emett also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Emett over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Emett
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Emett — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Emett
How popular is the name Emett?
In 2025, Emett was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Emett a girl's or a boy's name?
Emett is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Emett most popular?
Emett peaked in 2015, when 25 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Emett a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Emett currently ranks #12,888 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.