Emmet
Boy · EM-it · Germanic
Emmet is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “whole, universal”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 1,554th for boys in the US (110 babies).
What does Emmet mean?
Germanic: English surname from a medieval pet form of Emma
“whole, universal”
From a surname based on a pet form of Emma; the Irish patriot Robert Emmet led the rising of 1803.
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Is Emmet a girl's or a boy's name?
Emmet is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 110 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Emmet in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 71% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Emmet, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 26 boys.
Half of all the boys named Emmet in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 67 boys in the UK were given Emmet or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #578, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
- Emmett 63
- Emmet 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Emmet in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 14 | #1,822 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,512 |
| 2015 | 26 | #1,140 |
| 2014 | 20 | #1,357 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,547 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,558 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,417 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,008 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 23 | #782 |
| 1998 | 20 | #844 |
| 1997 | 16 | #973 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Emmet in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,554among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 110about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 110 boys in the US were named Emmet, making it the 1,554th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,288th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 262 boys.
Half of all the boys named Emmet in the US since 1880 were born between 1926 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,441 boys in the US were given Emmet or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #115, up from #1,554 for this spelling alone.
Emmet in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 110 | #1,554 |
| 2024 | 108 | #1,589 |
| 2023 | 136 | #1,369 |
| 2022 | 122 | #1,479 |
| 2021 | 115 | #1,529 |
| 2020 | 141 | #1,288 |
| 2019 | 190 | #1,072 |
| 2018 | 194 | #1,045 |
| 2017 | 220 | #947 |
| 2016 | 243 | #894 |
| 2015 | 262 | #859 |
| 2014 | 220 | #959 |
| 2013 | 174 | #1,075 |
| 2012 | 158 | #1,155 |
| 2011 | 147 | #1,198 |
| 2010 | 132 | #1,299 |
| 2009 | 103 | #1,572 |
| 2008 | 82 | #1,802 |
| 2007 | 78 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 80 | #1,738 |
| 2005 | 93 | #1,523 |
| 2004 | 74 | #1,717 |
| 2003 | 66 | #1,797 |
| 2002 | 49 | #2,151 |
| 2001 | 47 | #2,181 |
| 2000 | 46 | #2,171 |
| 1999 | 40 | #2,260 |
| 1998 | 36 | #2,391 |
| 1997 | 41 | #2,123 |
| 1996 | 45 | #1,954 |
| 1995 | 36 | #2,205 |
| 1994 | 43 | #1,922 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,691 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 22 | #2,909 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 17 | #3,074 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,911 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,535 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,464 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,262 |
| 1975 | 21 | #2,133 |
| 1974 | 12 | #2,944 |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,035 |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,323 |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,278 |
| 1970 | 17 | #2,212 |
| 1969 | 20 | #1,860 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,734 |
| 1967 | 23 | #1,608 |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,326 |
| 1965 | 22 | #1,668 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1963 | 22 | #1,694 |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,034 |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,041 |
| 1959 | 20 | #1,805 |
| 1958 | 21 | #1,723 |
| 1957 | 20 | #1,790 |
| 1956 | 29 | #1,442 |
| 1955 | 19 | #1,790 |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 1953 | 25 | #1,507 |
| 1952 | 24 | #1,546 |
| 1951 | 29 | #1,372 |
| 1950 | 22 | #1,571 |
| 1949 | 33 | #1,251 |
| 1948 | 20 | #1,655 |
| 1947 | 39 | #1,158 |
| 1946 | 17 | #1,758 |
| 1945 | 33 | #1,138 |
| 1944 | 36 | #1,107 |
| 1943 | 18 | #1,698 |
| 1942 | 40 | #1,074 |
| 1941 | 31 | #1,187 |
| 1940 | 30 | #1,227 |
| 1939 | 26 | #1,297 |
| 1938 | 29 | #1,221 |
| 1937 | 22 | #1,444 |
| 1936 | 31 | #1,182 |
| 1935 | 32 | #1,165 |
| 1934 | 40 | #1,024 |
| 1933 | 44 | #946 |
| 1932 | 44 | #992 |
| 1931 | 37 | #1,111 |
| 1930 | 58 | #865 |
| 1929 | 44 | #1,026 |
| 1928 | 71 | #767 |
| 1927 | 61 | #866 |
| 1926 | 70 | #776 |
| 1925 | 66 | #814 |
| 1924 | 62 | #872 |
| 1923 | 80 | #729 |
| 1922 | 81 | #730 |
| 1921 | 91 | #677 |
| 1920 | 99 | #630 |
| 1919 | 73 | #753 |
| 1918 | 82 | #692 |
| 1917 | 67 | #765 |
| 1916 | 70 | #715 |
| 1915 | 86 | #621 |
| 1914 | 52 | #724 |
| 1913 | 59 | #564 |
| 1912 | 37 | #700 |
| 1911 | 38 | #471 |
| 1910 | 19 | #677 |
| 1909 | 26 | #505 |
| 1908 | 13 | #744 |
| 1907 | 18 | #591 |
| 1906 | 19 | #523 |
| 1905 | 18 | #549 |
| 1904 | 19 | #492 |
| 1903 | 27 | #370 |
| 1902 | 13 | #614 |
| 1901 | 13 | #559 |
| 1900 | 27 | #430 |
| 1899 | 13 | #548 |
| 1898 | 13 | #610 |
| 1897 | 13 | #584 |
| 1896 | 21 | #424 |
| 1895 | 31 | #329 |
| 1894 | 19 | #439 |
| 1893 | 19 | #419 |
| 1892 | 19 | #445 |
| 1891 | 14 | #476 |
| 1890 | 24 | #358 |
| 1889 | 24 | #360 |
| 1888 | 30 | #330 |
| 1887 | 9 | #631 |
| 1886 | 24 | #348 |
| 1885 | 20 | #399 |
| 1884 | 25 | #352 |
| 1883 | 25 | #331 |
| 1882 | 22 | #377 |
| 1881 | 24 | #332 |
| 1880 | 34 | #283 |
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