Emmet

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A few things about Emmet you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 15,528 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Emmet, 110 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Emmet would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryEmmet has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Emmets, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1880, when it ranked #283. Today it's #1,554, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowEmmet is 2.8× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 42,735 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 15,528.
• 🍂TrendEmmet has slipped 266 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,554. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedEmmet is most popular in Minnesota, where it ranks #718. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.

About the name Emmet

Emmet is a boy name. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-met”. US birth records list Emmet for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 145 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked #283 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,554, with 110 babies.