Emmet is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Emmet means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Emmet across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Emmet has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Emmet is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “truth or industrious”. A variant of Emmett, from the Hebrew emet or a surname from Emma.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,966 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 120 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 210 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 2,134 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Emmet per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2015 (262/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1981 (75/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 1999 (17/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2015 (14/yr).
Emmet is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2015, when it ranked #1,859 nationally (given to 307 babies that year).
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