Emmit is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Emmit means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Emmit across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Emmit has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Emmit is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “variant of Emmett, whole, universal”. A respelling of Emmett, from a medieval diminutive of Emma.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,260 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 3 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 Emmit per year, United States (1882 to 2025). United States peaked in 2012 (137/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2023 (3/yr).
Emmit is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2012, when it ranked #2,836 nationally (given to 137 babies that year).
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