Baby Name Popularity Profile

Emmitt

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Emmitt.

✦ Universal or whole 🌍 English, German Traditional
National Rank (2025) #770
All-Time Peak Rank #424 Achieved 1905
Total U.S. Births 14,238 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 99.9% Boy / 0.1% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1880 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 571 births in 2019
💡 The Emmitt Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Universal or whole
Language Origin English, German
Origin Type multiple
A variant of Emmett, which is a diminutive of the Germanic name Emma, meaning 'universal' or 'whole'.
Common Nicknames
Em Mitt
Alternative Spellings
Emmett Emmet
Pronunciation: EM-it
Themes & Categories
Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Emmitt across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -40.5%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -30.2%
2015: 477 births 477 2016: 565 births 2017: 529 births 2018: 523 births 2019: 571 births 2020: 560 births 560 2021: 536 births 2022: 470 births 2023: 415 births 2024: 402 births 2025: 333 births 333
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 571 births in 2019
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 8 yrs
Longest Streak 146 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 111
1890s: 139
1900s: 214
1910s: 655
1920s: 1,000
1930s: 788
1940s: 849
1950s: 860
1960s: 560
1970s: 392
1980s: 259
1990s: 522
2000s: 787
2010s: 4,386
2020s: 2,716

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Emm-itt
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with E, a letter used by only 3.9% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Mississippi
Top States Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Utah
States with Data 48
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Mississippi #436 387 1951 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #639 487 1919 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #578 296 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana Unranked 362 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Utah Unranked 158 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #868 534 1950 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #858 1,454 2021 41.2% Decline
Kentucky #494 304 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #561 360 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #487 283 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #582 286 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas Unranked 154 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #382 307 2017 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 43 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #639 280 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Washington Unranked 197 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 104 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 84 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado Unranked 137 2023 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #690 314 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #687 133 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #424 242 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa Unranked 143 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 15 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #622 110 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #521 470 2019 33.3% Decline
Florida #971 324 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 23 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 13 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 10 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan Unranked 247 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 28 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 25 2021 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia Unranked 55 2020 Insufficient historical volume
California #869 567 2015 34.1% Decline
Illinois #769 270 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 18 2019 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 18 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #533 272 2020 35.7% Decline
New Hampshire Unranked 12 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #841 55 2021 Insufficient historical volume
New York #1231 207 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts Unranked 55 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 6 2017 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina Unranked 26 2019 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey Unranked 29 2019 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 5 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 7 2021 Insufficient historical volume

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