The first name Emmitt
A boy’s name from English.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
English origin
From a Middle English diminutive of the female given name Emma.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Emmitt last appeared in the official list in 2019, given to 3 boys.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Emmitt with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Emmitt at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 333 boys born in the United States were named Emmitt, the 770th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2019, when 571 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.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Emmett
- Emmott
Famous people named Emmitt
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Emmitt SmithAmerican football player (born 1969)
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Questions
- What does the name Emmitt mean?
- From a Middle English diminutive of the female given name Emma.
- What is the origin of the name Emmitt?
- From a Middle English diminutive of the female given name Emma.
- How popular is the name Emmitt?
- In 2019, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Emmitt, ranking 4,702nd.
- Is Emmitt a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 14,249 US babies named Emmitt since 1880 were boys.
- When was Emmitt most popular?
- 2019 in the United States, when 571 babies were named Emmitt, its highest rank at 501st.
- What are other spellings of Emmitt?
- Emmett and Emmott.