Is Emmette a boy or girl name?

Emmette is a boy’s name. Of the 819 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.9% were girls and 99.2% were boys.

Emmette

Recorded 1912–2023 · United States

Emmette was most popular in 1918, when 21 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,272 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 819 people named Emmette.

Emmette over time

Births per year. The dot marks Emmette’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Emmette a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Emmette is a boy’s name — 0.9% of the 819 Americans given it were girls and 99.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 13% girls and 87% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org