Mostly girls
Adaline
Variation of Adeline, English
“noble”
Mostly boys · English masculinization of Emma, German
Emmett
“universal”
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The story behind the name
Meet Emmett.
US birth records for 2025 list 23 girls named Emmett (rank #5,457) and 2,950 boys named Emmett (rank #121).
For girls, the recorded count rose from 17 in 2024 to 23 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count fell from 3,010 in 2024 to 2,950 in 2025.
A little perspective
How popular is Emmett?
Girls · 2025#5,45723 recorded births
Boys · 2025#1212,950 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 121 | 2,950 |
| 2025 | Girls | 5,457 | 23 |
| 2024 | Boys | 119 | 3,010 |
| 2024 | Girls | 6,728 | 17 |
| 2023 | Boys | 117 | 3,076 |
| 2023 | Girls | 5,036 | 26 |
| 2022 | Boys | 116 | 3,324 |
| 2022 | Girls | 5,517 | 23 |
| 2021 | Boys | 103 | 3,663 |
| 2021 | Girls | 6,484 | 18 |
| 2020 | Boys | 107 | 3,406 |
| 2020 | Girls | 5,929 | 20 |
| 2019 | Boys | 107 | 3,555 |
| 2019 | Girls | 5,670 | 22 |
| 2018 | Boys | 114 | 3,435 |
| 2018 | Girls | 6,896 | 17 |
| 2017 | Boys | 124 | 3,169 |
| 2017 | Girls | 8,443 | 13 |
| 2016 | Boys | 136 | 3,046 |
| 2016 | Girls | 7,361 | 16 |
| 2015 | Boys | 139 | 3,043 |
| 2015 | Girls | 8,608 | 13 |
| 2014 | Boys | 156 | 2,639 |
| 2014 | Girls | 9,149 | 12 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
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Nicknames
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Variations & related forms
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