Emmett

Meaning: Whole, universal
Origin: English surname — From a medieval diminutive of Emma

Boy's name · #121 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Emmett was #121 in 1895, slipped to #996 by 1985, and has climbed back to #121 today. About 79,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#105 in Canada (2025) · #270 in N. Ireland (2025) · #304 in New Zealand (2025) · #385 in Sweden (2025) · #432 in Ireland (2025) · #441 in Scotland (2025) · #702 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,277 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,354 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,516 in France (2025) · #10,753 in Italy (2024) · #2,246 in Austria (2019).

Famous Emmetts

Emmett Till — American lynching victim (1941–1955)
Emmett J. Scanlan — Irish actor (born 1979)
Emmett Shear — American businessperson (born 1983)
Emmett Kelly — American clown (1898–1979)
Emmett Dalton — American outlaw (1871–1937)

In stories & tradition

Emmett Brown — Back to the Future character
Emmett Cullen^it — Twilight (novel series)
Emmett Honeycutt^it — Queer as Folk (TV series)

What Emmetts become

Among 178 notable people named Emmett:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.73× more often than among typical names — e.g. Emmett Louis Murphy, American lawyer (1897–1970).

Similar names: Emmitt · Walker · Emilio · Jameson · Beckett · Bennett

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