Emeth
Emeth is a Calormene character from C. S. Lewis's book The Last Battle from The Chronicles of Narnia series. He is a controversial character among some Christians who take the Chronicles to be allegories, and thus have expressed disagreement with Lewis' apparent soteriology. Specifically, the salvation of Emeth is understood to be an implicit endorsement of the doctrinal idea of inclusivism.
Meaning & Origin of Emeth
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Emeth is a Calormene character from C. S. Lewis's book The Last Battle from The Chronicles of Narnia series. He is a controversial character among some Christians who take the Chronicles to be allegories, and thus have expressed disagreement with Lewis' apparent soteriology. Specifically, the salvation of Emeth is understood to be an implicit endorsement of the doctrinal idea of inclusivism.
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The Story of Emeth
American parents first put Emeth on the record books as a baby boy name in 2013, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 7 Emeths were born — ranking #9,821 that year. About 74% of every Emeth on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Emeth last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 23 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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About the name Emeth
Emeth is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2013 and has accumulated 23 births in the dataset. Emeth's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #9,821. Use the chart and map above to compare Emeth's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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