Emmett

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

Boy's name · #121 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Emmett was #121 in 1895, slipped to #996 by 1985, and has climbed back to #121 today. About 79,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: #97 in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Emmetts

Emmett Till — African-American lynching victim (1941–1955)
Emmett Toppino — athletics competitor (1909–1971)
Emmett Chapman — American musician (1936–2021)
Emmett Leith — American physicist and engineer (1927–2005)
Emmett Dalton — American outlaw (1871-1937)

In stories & tradition

Emmett Brown — Back to the Future · Back to the Future: The Ride
Emmett Cullen — Twilight · The Twilight Saga
Emmett Honeycutt — Queer as Folk

What Emmetts become

Among 178 notable people named Emmett:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.73× more often than among typical names — e.g. Emmett Louis Murphy, American lawyer.

Similar names: Emmitt · Rhett · Emilio · Everett · Barrett · Colt

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