How Many People Are Named Emmit?
An estimated 2,480 people in the United States have the first name Emmit. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Emmit peaked in popularity in 2012 with 137 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emmit 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 Emmit paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,480
About 1 in 138,207 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2012
137 births
Total Registered
4,223
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emmit
Emmit is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,223 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Emmit as a male name
Ranked #3,397 in 2024
34 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (137 births)
Emmit: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emmit span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,079 babies were registered. Emmit has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Emmit by Decade
How has Emmit 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.
Emmit by State
Birth registrations for Emmit span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Mississippi, Georgia. The lowest are in Arizona, Oregon, Florida. On average, about 47 Emmits were registered per state.
Emmit + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emmit as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Emmit: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emmit?
We estimate approximately 2,480 people named Emmit 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 138,207 Americans share this first name.
Is Emmit a common name?
Emmit is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,223 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emmit most popular?
Emmit reached peak popularity in 2012, when 137 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emmit is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emmit a male name?
Emmit is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emmit Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emmit Smith, Emmit Johnson, Emmit 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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