boy's name
Emit
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Births on record 390
Emit is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2023 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1922, when 17 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1881.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Emit 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 2023, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 18 |
| 1890s | 11 |
| 1900s | 19 |
| 1910s | 87 |
| 1920s | 89 |
| 1930s | 29 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1960s | 11 |
| 2010s | 96 |
| 2020s (to 2023) | 25 |
How popular is Emit?
In 2023, Emit was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Emit
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Emit over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Emit
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Emit — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Emit
How popular is the name Emit?
In 2023, Emit was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Emit a girl's or a boy's name?
Emit is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Emit?
Emit has 2 syllables.
When was Emit most popular?
Emit peaked in 1922, when 17 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.