boy's name
Emmit
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,389
Emmit is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2012, when 137 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 94,733 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1882.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Emmit 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 | 47 |
| 1890s | 69 |
| 1900s | 105 |
| 1910s | 386 |
| 1920s | 589 |
| 1930s | 432 |
| 1940s | 276 |
| 1950s | 214 |
| 1960s | 138 |
| 1970s | 96 |
| 1980s | 73 |
| 1990s | 130 |
| 2000s | 294 |
| 2010s | 1,080 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 331 |
How popular is Emmit?
In 2025, Emmit was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Emmit 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 Emmit
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Emmit also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Emmit over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Emmit
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Emmit — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Emmit
How popular is the name Emmit?
In 2025, Emmit was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Emmit a girl's or a boy's name?
Emmit is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Emmit?
Emmit has 2 syllables.
When was Emmit most popular?
Emmit peaked in 2012, when 137 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Emmit a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Emmit currently ranks #3,358 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.