How Many People Are Named Emmette?
An estimated 378 people in the United States have the first name Emmette. It is predominantly male (99.1%). The average bearer is 57 years old, and Emmette peaked in popularity in 1918 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emmette 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 Emmette paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
378
About 1 in 906,758 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.1% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1918
21 births
Total Registered
819
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emmette
Emmette is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 819 total births registered, 99.1% were male.
Emmette as a male name
Ranked #10,033 in 2023
7 male births in 2023
Peak: 1918 (21 births)
Emmette as a female name
Ranked #12,587 in 2021
7 female births in 2021
Peak: 2021 (7 births)
Emmette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emmette span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 137 babies were registered. Emmette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Emmette by Decade
How has Emmette 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.
Emmette by State
Emmette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emmette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Emmette
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Emmette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emmette?
We estimate approximately 378 people named Emmette 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 906,758 Americans share this first name.
Is Emmette a common name?
Emmette is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 819 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emmette most popular?
Emmette reached peak popularity in 1918, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emmette is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emmette a male name?
Emmette is predominantly male. 99.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emmette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emmette Smith, Emmette Johnson, Emmette 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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