Emmet
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Emmet
Honest and sincere, laid-back and creative, Emmet is a male cognate of the megapopular Emma and Emily, but the more common spelling is Emmett. Emmet dropped off the US Top 1000 in 1934 and reentered the list in 2014; Emmett, on the other hand, has never been off the charts.
Emmet for girls
Emmet is usually the boys' form of the names Emma, but it might work for a girl too if Emma and Emily are too overused for you.
Pronounced EM-it.
As of October 2026, Emmet ranked #1555 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #285 for boys in 1880.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #961 | 220 | 114.5 |
| 2015 | #858 | 262 | 136.7 |
| 2016 | #896 | 243 | 128 |
| 2017 | #948 | 220 | 118.9 |
| 2018 | #1,047 | 194 | 106.8 |
| 2019 | #1,071 | 190 | 105.9 |
| 2020 | #1,289 | 141 | 81.7 |
| 2021 | #1,531 | 115 | 65.7 |
| 2022 | #1,481 | 122 | 69.9 |
| 2023 | #1,370 | 136 | 79.5 |
| 2024 | #1,591 | 108 | 62.7 |
| 2025 | #1,555 | 110 | 64.4 |
World rankings
Emmet for boys
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Emmet on lists
Famous Emmets
- Emmet CahillBoy
Irish singer
- Emmet GowinBoth
American photographer
- Emmet SwimmingBoth
American rock band
- This spelling is commonly used in Ireland to honour the orater and patriot Robert EmmetBoy
who was a leader of the unsuccessful 1798 rebellion against the British
Emmet in pop culture
- EmmetBoth
the Lego boy
- Emmet BrickowskiBoy
"The LEGO Movie," voiced by Chris Pratt