Emmitt is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Emmitt means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Emmitt across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Emmitt has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Emmitt is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “universal, whole”. A variant of Emmett, from a medieval form of Emma.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 14,249 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 Emmitt per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2019 (571/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2019 (3/yr).
Emmitt is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2019, when it ranked #1,038 nationally (given to 574 babies that year).
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