Emmet
From an English surname that developed from Emmot, a medieval pet form of Emma. Emma itself comes from the Germanic erman, meaning whole or universal.
Emmet in 2025
Emmet was given to 110 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,321st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 30,139 babies born.
The history of Emmet
Emmet reached its highest point in 2015, when 262 babies were given the name, ranking 1,858th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 547th, in 1880.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 6,966 babies have been named Emmet. Half of them were born before 1997, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Emmet by decade
| Decade | Babies named Emmet | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 237 | 547 |
| 1890s | 186 | 853 |
| 1900s | 193 | 1,007 |
| 1910s | 583 | 1,167 |
| 1920s | 725 | 1,341 |
| 1930s | 363 | 1,754 |
| 1940s | 297 | 2,238 |
| 1950s | 222 | 3,037 |
| 1960s | 167 | 3,958 |
| 1970s | 144 | 5,055 |
| 1980s | 132 | 6,265 |
| 1990s | 327 | 4,561 |
| 2000s | 718 | 3,507 |
| 2010s | 1,940 | 1,858 |
| 2020s | 732 | 2,765 |
Where Emmet is heading
Emmet has fallen 58% over the past decade, from 262 babies in 2015 to 110 in 2025.
Names like Emmet
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Emmet.