How Many People Are Named Emmet?
An estimated 4,406 people in the United States have the first name Emmet. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Emmet peaked in popularity in 2015 with 262 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emmet as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Emmet paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,406
About 1 in 77,793 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2015
262 births
Total Registered
6,856
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emmet
Emmet is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 6,856 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Emmet as a male name
Ranked #1,591 in 2024
108 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (262 births)
Emmet: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emmet span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,940 babies were registered. While Emmet is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Emmet by Decade
How has Emmet tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Emmet by State
Birth registrations for Emmet span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Oklahoma, North Dakota, Maryland. On average, about 71 Emmets were registered per state.
Emmet + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emmet as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Emmet: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emmet?
We estimate approximately 4,406 people named Emmet are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 77,793 Americans share this first name.
Is Emmet a common name?
Emmet is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,856 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emmet most popular?
Emmet reached peak popularity in 2015, when 262 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emmet is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emmet a male name?
Emmet is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emmet Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emmet Smith, Emmet Johnson, Emmet Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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