Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Emmitt

#976 most common boys' name of all time · #2,275 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#976
Rank overall
#2,275 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
14,249
Since 2016
4,915
Peak year
2019 #500
Best rank
#427 1905
Girls Boys peak 571/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Emmitt is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 6 333 339 #769
2024 — 402 402 #680
2023 — 415 415 #660
2022 — 470 470 #598
2021 5 536 541 #545
2020 — 560 560 #510
2019 — 571 571 #500
2018 — 523 523 #536
2017 — 529 529 #535
2016 — 565 565 #524
2015 — 477 477 #583
2014 — 442 442 #606
2013 — 394 394 #624
2012 — 359 359 #660
2011 — 284 284 #785
2010 — 242 242 #871
2009 — 146 146 #1,227
2008 — 112 112 #1,470
2007 — 107 107 #1,488
2006 — 90 90 #1,606
2005 — 84 84 #1,621
2004 — 51 51 #2,241
2003 — 58 58 #1,988
2002 — 45 45 #2,299
2001 — 51 51 #2,051
2000 — 43 43 #2,258
1999 — 45 45 #2,102
1998 — 57 57 #1,769
1997 — 63 63 #1,603
1996 — 81 81 #1,335
1995 — 69 69 #1,432
1994 — 71 71 #1,387
1993 — 58 58 #1,554
1992 — 30 30 #2,413
1991 — 27 27 #2,547
1990 — 21 21 #2,960
1989 — 22 22 #2,790
1988 — 26 26 #2,311
1987 — 19 19 #2,733
1986 — 37 37 #1,697
1985 — 31 31 #1,872
1984 — 29 29 #1,891
1983 — 15 15 #2,926
1982 — 21 21 #2,349
1981 — 27 27 #2,000
1980 — 32 32 #1,772
1979 — 40 40 #1,489
1978 — 36 36 #1,573
1977 — 34 34 #1,611
1976 — 34 34 #1,577
1975 — 36 36 #1,483
1974 — 36 36 #1,446
1973 — 37 37 #1,382
1972 — 49 49 #1,165
1971 — 41 41 #1,314
1970 — 49 49 #1,180
1969 — 46 46 #1,153
1968 — 46 46 #1,104
1967 — 50 50 #1,032
1966 — 51 51 #1,019
1965 — 62 62 #936
1964 — 51 51 #1,063
1963 — 64 64 #941
1962 — 61 61 #975
1961 — 69 69 #919
1960 — 60 60 #987
1959 — 77 77 #872
1958 — 71 71 #895
1957 — 77 77 #856
1956 — 82 82 #829
1955 — 68 68 #901
1954 — 83 83 #791
1953 — 99 99 #718
1952 — 90 90 #743
1951 — 113 113 #660
1950 — 100 100 #682
1949 — 92 92 #717
1948 — 87 87 #718
1947 — 78 78 #780
1946 — 78 78 #749
1945 — 80 80 #672
1944 — 86 86 #671
1943 — 95 95 #660
1942 — 93 93 #669
1941 — 85 85 #663
1940 — 75 75 #699
1939 — 85 85 #645
1938 — 78 78 #685
1937 — 78 78 #680
1936 — 64 64 #761
1935 — 92 92 #609
1934 — 72 72 #723
1933 — 87 87 #621
1932 — 76 76 #717
1931 — 80 80 #669
1930 — 76 76 #720
1929 — 76 76 #715
1928 — 108 108 #597
1927 — 100 100 #631
1926 — 90 90 #667
1925 — 96 96 #650
1924 — 104 104 #632
1923 — 102 102 #635
1922 — 123 123 #577
1921 — 98 98 #653
1920 — 103 103 #624
1919 — 115 115 #558
1918 — 79 79 #717
1917 — 80 80 #673
1916 — 76 76 #682
1915 — 90 90 #607
1914 — 54 54 #704
1913 — 56 56 #589
1912 — 45 45 #613
1911 — 30 30 #557
1910 — 30 30 #519
1909 — 31 31 #458
1908 — 22 22 #548
1907 — 18 18 #602
1906 — 22 22 #483
1905 — 26 26 #427
1904 — 21 21 #478
1903 — 22 22 #446
1902 — 13 13 #641
1901 — 16 16 #497
1900 — 23 23 #489
1899 — 12 12 #605
1898 — 15 15 #569
1897 — 15 15 #543
1896 — 14 14 #580
1895 — 16 16 #525
1894 — 16 16 #517
1893 — 13 13 #561
1892 — 16 16 #521
1891 — 9 9 #671
1890 — 13 13 #556
1889 — 14 14 #520
1888 — 14 14 #552
1887 — 11 11 #575
1886 — 16 16 #466
1885 — 11 11 #600
1884 — 10 10 #646
1883 — 7 7 #753
1882 — 11 11 #601
1881 — 10 10 #584
1880 — 7 7 #773