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Emmet

/ˈɛmɪt/ · 100% boys · 110 born in 2025

Emmet has been given to about 6,966 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɛmɪt/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 4,657
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Emmet per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2015 · 262
  • Born in 2025110
  • All time6,966
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Emmet?

Its best year was 2015, when 262 babies were given the name, ranking 860th. The typical living American called Emmet is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Emmet

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Emmett0.91
  2. Emmit0.69
  3. Emmitt0.66
  4. Elmer0.60
  5. Ernest0.56
  6. Elbert0.56
  7. Emery0.56
  8. Bret0.53

Middle names for Emmet

Ranked by flow score
  1. Emmet Paul0.77
  2. Emmet John0.77
  3. Emmet Blake0.76
  4. Emmet Wade0.76
  5. Emmet Ross0.76
  6. Emmet Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Emmet

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Merritteither · 0.93
  2. Fisherbrother · 0.92
  3. Yousefbrother · 0.92
  4. Fletcherbrother · 0.92
  5. Vedasister · 0.91
  6. Minasister · 0.91

Where Emmet is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.01%
  2. Pennsylvania0.01%
  3. California0.00%
  4. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Emmet Anderson0.77
  2. Emmet White0.72
  3. Emmet Nguyen0.72
  4. Emmet Moore0.72
  5. Emmet Hill0.72
  6. Emmet Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Emmet

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Emmet across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.