The first name Emmett

In 2025, 50 boys were named Emmett, making it the 702nd most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2018, with 65 births (#572).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Emmett with other names.

In 2025, 2,950 boys born in the United States were named Emmett, the 121st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2021, when 3,663 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Emmett Till
  African-American lynching victim (1941–1955)
• Emmett Toppino
  Athletics competitor (1909–1971)
• Gerald Emmett Carter
  Canadian Catholic cardinal (1912–2003)
• Emmett Chapman
  American musician (1936–2021)
• Emmett Dalton
  American outlaw (1871-1937)
• Emmett Leith
  American physicist and engineer (1927–2005)
• Emmett Shear
  American businessperson, born 1983
• Emmett Kelly
  American clown (1898–1979)
• Emmett Vogan
  Actor (1893-1969)
• Charles Emmett Mack
  American actor (1895–1927)
• Emmett L. Bennett, Jr.
  American classicist, 1918–2011
• Emmett J. Flynn
  American film director (1892–1937)

• Tyler
• Alfred
• Blake
• Grayson
• Stanley
• Tom
• Wyatt
• Miles
• Brandon
• Maxwell
• Landon
• Bradley
• Spencer
• Wesley
• Colton
• Hugh

All 216 names of English origin

What does the name Emmett mean?

From a Middle English diminutive of the female given name Emma.

What is the origin of the name Emmett?

From a Middle English diminutive of the female given name Emma.

How popular is the name Emmett?

In 2025, 50 boys born in England and Wales were named Emmett, ranking 702nd. Its peak was 2018, with 65 births.

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

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 78,872 US babies named Emmett since 1880 were boys.

When was Emmett most popular?

2021 in the United States, when 3,663 babies were named Emmett, its highest rank at 103rd.

Is Emmett also a surname?

Yes. Emmett is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.