Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Emmett

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Emmett
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2021

Peak rank proxy

3,662

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20212024

Peak year

2021

Decline from peak

18.1%

2024

3,001

All-time

75,596

Emmett has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2021, when 3,662 boys were named Emmett.

In 2024, only 3,001 boys were given the name.

Down 18.1% from its peak.

All told, about 75,596 Americans have been named Emmett and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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