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Emmett

Gender
Boy
Say it
EM-it
Origin
Germanic
UK rank, 2025
#650 for boys
US rank, 2025
#121 for boys

Big in Northern Ireland

Emmett is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “whole, universal”. In 2025 it ranked 650th for boys in the UK (63 babies) and 121st for boys in the US (2,950 babies).

What does Emmett mean?

Germanic: English surname from a medieval pet form of Emma

“whole, universal”

From an English surname based on a medieval pet form of Emma.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Emmett a girl's or a boy's name?

Emmett is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 63 boys in the UK and 23 girls and 2,950 boys in the US.

How popular is Emmett in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#650among boys
Babies in 2025
63about 1 in 4,800 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 8% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 63 boys in the UK were named Emmett, making it the 650th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 553rd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 77 boys.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Emmett than any year since 2016.

Half of all the boys named Emmett in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 67 boys in the UK were given Emmett or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #578, up from #650 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 702nd in England and Wales, 441st in Scotland and 270th in Northern Ireland.

1996Busiest: 77 in 20172025
Emmett in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
202563#650
202468#618
202369#597
202270#597
202165#633
202076#553
201966#618
201875#571
201777#559
201657#683
201559#662
201450#719
201347#758
201240#852
201127#1,077
201019#1,385
200917#1,451
200813#1,696
20079#2,139
200612#1,640
200514#1,445
20049#1,831
200314#1,272
20029#1,594
20017#1,833
200016#1,021
199916#1,001
199813#1,112
199715#1,025
19965#2,094

How popular is Emmett in the US?

Rank in 2025
#121among boys
Babies in 2025
2,950about 1 in 580 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 13% in five years
Same name in a class
2.4%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 2,950 boys in the US were named Emmett, making it the 121st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 107th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 3,663 boys. 23 girls were also named Emmett in 2025 (5,409th for girls).

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Emmett than any year since 2014.

Half of all the boys named Emmett in the US since 1880 were born between 1949 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 3,441 boys in the US were given Emmett or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #115, up from #121 for this spelling alone.

1880Busiest: 3,663 in 20212025
Emmett in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20252,950#121
20243,010#119
20233,076#117
20223,324#116
20213,663#103
20203,406#107
20193,555#107
20183,435#114
20173,169#124
20163,046#136
20153,043#139
20142,639#156
20132,360#173
20122,027#186
20111,609#220
20101,278#271
2009955#334
2008479#548
2007448#573
2006439#570
2005380#594
2004341#622
2003287#678
2002255#701
2001255#700
2000231#739
1999188#807
1998172#846
1997198#750
1996161#858
1995173#810
1994165#826
1993166#819
1992169#800
1991131#916
1990117#959
1989131#875
1988110#909
1987102#933
1986102#900
198584#994
1984101#874
1983121#795
1982111#840
1981103#875
1980107#856
1979114#816
1978112#803
1977122#770
1976132#729
1975123#750
1974127#726
1973132#699
1972148#660
1971151#673
1970173#618
1969189#570
1968189#548
1967190#542
1966182#564
1965194#549
1964203#553
1963198#561
1962236#514
1961239#515
1960212#544
1959288#470
1958262#481
1957300#443
1956316#424
1955298#422
1954283#425
1953287#415
1952320#383
1951324#376
1950310#380
1949285#398
1948363#352
1947419#335
1946359#341
1945303#346
1944359#318
1943332#334
1942347#324
1941327#325
1940338#303
1939349#297
1938322#303
1937320#301
1936314#301
1935358#286
1934341#291
1933360#278
1932356#288
1931400#276
1930439#267
1929425#270
1928456#266
1927486#260
1926539#241
1925579#228
1924584#232
1923564#236
1922578#231
1921608#218
1920614#209
1919629#200
1918591#211
1917542#207
1916500#216
1915592#187
1914406#204
1913340#197
1912290#199
1911141#208
1910159#177
1909147#166
1908126#176
1907148#152
190694#192
1905128#157
1904120#157
190397#170
190298#174
1901110#146
1900119#175
189997#156
1898131#137
1897118#137
1896113#145
1895138#121
1894126#127
1893103#145
1892117#136
189189#147
1890104#136
1889108#132
1888100#152
188790#140
188694#149
1885101#134
188483#167
188387#148
188299#140
188165#178
188074#175

Names like Emmett

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Henry Otto Milo Ellis Leo Archie Louie Otis Theo Charlie Eli Albert

Other spellings of Emmett

Emmet Emmitt Emmit Emitt Emett

Names related to Emmett

Emet

More Germanic names

Amelia Liam Charlotte William Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Miles Alice Myles Charles Lottie

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Emmett: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/emmett, updated 20 October 2026.