Emmett
Emmett is a unisex given name primarily used for males, and is also used as a surname. It may be connected to the given name Emma, or the place of Emmott, Lancashire, or it is connected to the Hebrew word אמת, "Truth", or old Persian word (امید), "Hope or Aspiration". It could, however, also come from the old English word for an ant, as still used in Cornwall.
Meaning & Origin of Emmett
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Emmett is a unisex given name primarily used for males, and is also used as a surname. It may be connected to the given name Emma, or the place of Emmott, Lancashire, or it is connected to the Hebrew word אמת, "Truth", or old Persian word (امید), "Hope or Aspiration". It could, however, also come from the old English word for an ant, as still used in Cornwall.
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The Story of Emmett
Emmett first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 74 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 3,662 Emmetts were born — ranking #103 that year. As of 2026, Emmett ranks #120 for baby boys with 2,894 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 81K Emmetts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Emmett
Emmett is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 81K births in the dataset. Emmett's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #103. Use the chart and map above to compare Emmett'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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