How Many People Are Named Emmitt?
An estimated 10,396 people in the United States have the first name Emmitt. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Emmitt peaked in popularity in 2019 with 571 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emmitt 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 Emmitt paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
10,396
About 1 in 32,970 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2019
571 births
Total Registered
13,906
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emmitt
Emmitt is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 13,906 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Emmitt as a male name
Ranked #679 in 2024
400 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (571 births)
Emmitt as a female name
Ranked #15,972 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 2021 (5 births)
Emmitt: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emmitt span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,385 babies were registered. While Emmitt is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Emmitt by Decade
How has Emmitt 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.
Emmitt by State
Birth registrations for Emmitt span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in New Mexico, Hawaii, Connecticut. On average, about 201 Emmitts were registered per state.
Emmitt + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emmitt as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Emmitt: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emmitt?
We estimate approximately 10,396 people named Emmitt 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 32,970 Americans share this first name.
Is Emmitt a common name?
Emmitt is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,906 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emmitt most popular?
Emmitt reached peak popularity in 2019, when 571 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emmitt is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emmitt a male name?
Emmitt is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emmitt Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emmitt Smith, Emmitt Johnson, Emmitt 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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