Is Emmett a boy or girl name?

Emmett is primarily a boy name in U.S. records: about 0% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Emmett?

The average Emmett alive today is an estimated 17 years old. People named Emmett were most often born around 2021.

When was the name Emmett most popular?

Emmett peaked in 2021 with 3,681 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Emmett have?

In one report's words: buttoned, practical, rebooted. Emmett ranks #824 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Emmett — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe

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Origin & Meaning

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Derived from a medieval diminutive of Emma, rooted in the Germanic element for universal. It became an Irish surname before nineteenth-century Americans adopted it as a given name. After decades of quiet use, it found a massive second life in the two-thousands.

Also answers toEm

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025

SSA Data

1880 peak: 3,681 souls, A.D. 2021 2025

2025: 2,973 born, holding steady

Estimated Age

17 yrs

Most Emmetts were born around 2021 — learned to read on a touchscreen.

Peak Reign

2021

№103 that year

Generation

Gen Alpha, 69%

then Gen Z 16% · Boomer 6%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈79K ever born · holding steady

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Emmett grew up with

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self-checkout beeps·a screen that always answers back·podcasts in the car seat

Generation Distribution — Living Emmetts

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Silent 2%Boomer 6%Gen X 4%Millennial 3%Gen Z 16%Gen Alpha 69%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Emmett peaked in 2021.

Estimated average age: 17.

What people think

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Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates

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Formal Casual

Soft Strong

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First Impressions

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The name sounds like someone who repairs pocket watches by lamplight. The birth records tell a different story. With an average bearer age of seventeen, it belongs largely to teenagers and children. It carries nineteenth-century bones while occupying modern daycare cubbies.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

About sixty-nine percent of living bearers belong to Gen Alpha, making this antique name a playground standard.

Field Note 02

The name hit its historical peak in 2021 with roughly four thousand births, surpassing its entire nineteenth-century run.

Field Note 03

It drifted near the bottom of the charts in the 1970s before staging a prolonged modern revival.

Notable Emmetts

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Emmett Tillcivil rights icon, b. 1941

Emmett Kellycircus performer, b. 1898

Emmett Chapmanmusician and instrument inventor, b. 1936

Adjacent Names

Silas · Otis · August · Jasper · Felix · Milo

Ephemera — If Emmett were a…

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City

Duluth, Minnesota

Color

Raw Canvas

Job

Clock restorer

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