NameTides

Emmet

Emmet was the #1,554 boys' name in the US in 2025 (110 babies), and #4,275 in England & Wales and #1,944 in Canada.

Emmet as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Emmet as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Emmet as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,554 (110)#4,275 (4)—#829 (3)#1,944 (10)
2024#1,589 (108)——#655 (4)#1,909 (10)
2023#1,369 (136)#4,108 (4)—#660 (4)#1,810 (10)
2022#1,479 (122)#2,530 (8)#414 (3)#454 (7)#1,759 (10)
2021#1,529 (115)#3,451 (5)#433 (3)#498 (6)#1,406 (14)
2020#1,288 (141)#3,334 (5)#334 (4)#433 (8)#1,312 (15)
2019#1,072 (190)—#254 (7)#244 (19)#1,029 (21)
2018#1,045 (194)#2,693 (7)—#306 (14)#762 (32)
2017#947 (220)#2,512 (8)#279 (6)#356 (11)#1,008 (22)
2016#894 (243)#2,556 (8)#216 (9)#283 (16)#847 (28)
2015#859 (262)#1,673 (14)#187 (12)#257 (19)#624 (42)
2014#959 (220)#2,079 (10)#228 (9)#302 (15)#784 (30)
2013#1,075 (174)#2,954 (6)#271 (6)#276 (17)#836 (28)
2012#1,155 (158)#3,416 (5)#247 (7)#250 (21)#1,202 (16)
2011#1,198 (147)#3,300 (5)#311 (4)#204 (28)#1,211 (16)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1880 at #283.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 16,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Emmet is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 15,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 19,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Emmet by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #718MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,004PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,438CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Emmet (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5176

Emmet (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EmmetCanadaBoys#1,94410
EmmetEngland & WalesBoys#4,2754
EmmetIrelandBoys#8293
EmmetNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
EmmetUSBoys#1,554110