Emmet

“Variant of Emma — Whole; universal” — Germanic origin

Boy's name · #1555 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Emmet was #285 in 1880, slipped to #5509 by 1986, and has climbed back to #1555 today. About 7,000 boys have carried it since 1880. Emmet is a rare spelling of Emmett — about 3% of babies given the name are written this way; Emmett itself ranked #121 in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 7,900 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 16,000 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 17,000 boys in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Emmets

Emmet D. Boyle — American politician (1879-1926)
Emmet Fox — American New Thought writer (1886–1951)
Emmet O'Neal — American politician (1853-1922)
Emmet M. Walsh — Catholic bishop
Emmet Lavery — American writer (1902-1986)

In stories & tradition

Emmet Brickowski — The Lego Movie · The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Emmet Hawksworth — Keeping Up Appearances
Emmet Crawford — How to Get Away with Murder

What Emmets become

Among 75 notable people named Emmet:

Lawyers & judges appear 2.34× more often than among typical names — e.g. Emmet G. Sullivan, United States District Judge.

Similar names: Emmitt · Archibald · Emil · Smith · Emery · West

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