U.S. baby names · 1880–2025
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Solid line = floor (spellings that unambiguously belong to the group). Shaded band up to the dashed edge = ceiling (the most it could reach if every ambiguous spelling counted here).

Emmett

Emmett has stayed fairly steady in American naming for generations. All-time it's been given to 104,347 U.S. babies, the 201st most common name by sound today, peaking at 4,419 in 2019, with 3,457 in 2025.

By sound, Emmett also includes the spellings Emmitt, Emmet, Emmit.

Rising

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, “National data” baby-names files (1880–2025).