Fun Facts About the Name Emmit
- More than 4 thousand babies named Emmit: U.S. records list 4,258 babies given the name Emmit from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Emmit Mean?
Emmit is a spelling variant of the English name Emmett, which comes from the Middle English surname Emmett. That surname was formed from the personal name Emmet, a diminutive of the female name Emma made with the French diminutive ending -et. In origin it meant "little Emma," or, used as a surname, "son of Emmet." Emma goes back to a Germanic element, *ermen- or *irmin-, meaning "whole" or "universal," which is the sense usually given for Emmett today.
Some references gloss the name as "truth," linking it to the Hebrew word emet ("truth"). That is a separate word and a resemblance in sound only, not the source of the English name.
The derivation of Emma itself is not fully settled: most references trace it to *ermen-/*irmin- ("whole, universal"), while some connect it instead to the Germanic element *amal- ("work").
Emmit Name History & Origins
The name came into English use through the surname Emmett. The personal name Emma was common in England in the late Old English period and was also used by the Normans after the Norman Conquest of 1066; Emma of Normandy, queen consort of England and mother of Edward the Confessor, is a well-known bearer. The diminutive Emmet was formed from Emma, and the surname Emmett developed from it. English surnames of this kind often passed into use as first names, and Emmett did so as a given name.
The spelling Emmit is a phonetic variant of Emmett, with the unstressed second syllable written as it is pronounced. It is an alternate spelling rather than a distinct name with a separate history.
In Ireland the family name Emmet is long established. Robert Emmet, executed in 1803 for his part in an Irish uprising, is the best-known bearer of the surname; his name kept the surname before the public, and Emmett has been used as a given name in Britain and North America.
How Popular is the Name Emmit?
Emmit recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2012. Its best rank was #480 in 1886.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,334 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2024 | #3,397 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 2023 | #2,852 | 44 | 0.0026% |
| 2022 | #2,386 | 59 | 0.0034% |
| 2021 | #2,026 | 73 | 0.0042% |
| 2020 | #1,780 | 85 | 0.0049% |
| 2019 | #1,852 | 81 | 0.0045% |
| 2018 | #1,673 | 95 | 0.0052% |
| 2017 | #1,572 | 104 | 0.0056% |
| 2016 | #1,435 | 121 | 0.0064% |
| 2015 | #1,407 | 122 | 0.0064% |
| 2014 | #1,404 | 120 | 0.0062% |
| 2013 | #1,330 | 129 | 0.0068% |
| 2012 | #1,281 | 137 | 0.0072% |
| 2011 | #1,589 | 97 | 0.0051% |
| 2010 | #1,930 | 73 | 0.0038% |
| 2009 | #2,917 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 2008 | #2,798 | 43 | 0.0021% |
| 2007 | #3,464 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 2006 | #3,044 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 2005 | #3,264 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2004 | #3,038 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2003 | #3,763 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2002 | #3,384 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2001 | #4,173 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2000 | #6,039 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #3,621 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1998 | #4,723 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #3,933 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #4,449 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #3,922 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #3,364 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #7,941 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #5,358 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #4,484 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #7,267 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #4,537 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #6,360 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #5,511 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #6,623 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #3,694 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #4,029 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #3,679 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1980 | #5,106 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #3,056 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1978 | #4,691 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #3,936 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #3,808 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #3,007 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #3,076 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1972 | #3,423 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #3,457 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #2,327 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1969 | #1,881 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1968 | #2,053 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1967 | #2,655 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1966 | #2,261 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1965 | #2,668 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #2,139 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1963 | #3,426 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #2,215 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1961 | #2,272 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1960 | #1,874 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1959 | #1,880 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1958 | #1,515 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1957 | #1,522 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1956 | #1,517 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1955 | #1,863 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1954 | #1,985 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1953 | #2,062 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1952 | #1,592 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1951 | #1,534 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1950 | #1,761 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1949 | #1,329 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1948 | #1,412 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1947 | #1,154 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 1946 | #1,282 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 1945 | #1,280 | 27 | 0.0020% |
| 1944 | #1,836 | 15 | 0.0011% |
| 1943 | #1,410 | 25 | 0.0018% |
| 1942 | #1,432 | 24 | 0.0017% |
| 1941 | #1,426 | 23 | 0.0019% |
| 1940 | #1,112 | 35 | 0.0030% |
| 1939 | #945 | 44 | 0.0040% |
| 1938 | #983 | 42 | 0.0038% |
| 1937 | #1,191 | 31 | 0.0029% |
| 1936 | #854 | 51 | 0.0049% |
| 1935 | #1,207 | 31 | 0.0030% |
| 1934 | #1,135 | 34 | 0.0033% |
| 1933 | #985 | 42 | 0.0042% |
| 1932 | #953 | 47 | 0.0045% |
| 1931 | #797 | 62 | 0.0060% |
| 1930 | #983 | 48 | 0.0044% |
| 1929 | #905 | 55 | 0.0051% |
| 1928 | #893 | 56 | 0.0051% |
| 1927 | #954 | 53 | 0.0047% |
| 1926 | #997 | 48 | 0.0043% |
| 1925 | #750 | 77 | 0.0069% |
| 1924 | #1,048 | 46 | 0.0041% |
| 1923 | #843 | 65 | 0.0059% |
| 1922 | #795 | 71 | 0.0065% |
| 1921 | #850 | 66 | 0.0060% |
| 1920 | #961 | 52 | 0.0049% |
| 1919 | #754 | 73 | 0.0074% |
| 1918 | #861 | 59 | 0.0058% |
| 1917 | #876 | 53 | 0.0057% |
| 1916 | #901 | 49 | 0.0055% |
| 1915 | #836 | 54 | 0.0064% |
| 1914 | #1,198 | 24 | 0.0037% |
| 1913 | #1,002 | 25 | 0.0049% |
| 1912 | #922 | 24 | 0.0056% |
| 1911 | #837 | 16 | 0.0071% |
| 1910 | #1,141 | 9 | 0.0046% |
| 1909 | #692 | 16 | 0.0098% |
| 1908 | #1,045 | 8 | 0.0052% |
| 1907 | #713 | 14 | 0.0095% |
| 1906 | #687 | 13 | 0.0098% |
| 1905 | #758 | 11 | 0.0083% |
| 1904 | #912 | 8 | 0.0062% |
| 1903 | #939 | 7 | 0.0059% |
| 1902 | #960 | 7 | 0.0057% |
| 1901 | #744 | 9 | 0.0085% |
| 1900 | #755 | 12 | 0.0080% |
| 1899 | #562 | 13 | 0.0122% |
| 1897 | #1,111 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1896 | #846 | 8 | 0.0067% |
| 1895 | #754 | 9 | 0.0077% |
| 1894 | #806 | 8 | 0.0069% |
| 1893 | #548 | 13 | 0.0116% |
| 1892 | #881 | 7 | 0.0057% |
| 1891 | #881 | 6 | 0.0059% |
| 1889 | #824 | 7 | 0.0063% |
| 1888 | #771 | 8 | 0.0066% |
| 1886 | #480 | 15 | 0.0135% |
| 1884 | #799 | 7 | 0.0061% |
| 1883 | #942 | 5 | 0.0048% |
| 1882 | #981 | 5 | 0.0044% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Emmit Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are fine when in harmony but changeable when in discord, because many of your best qualities are then reversed. You are entertaining but may be impulsive. Freedom is a necessity, and you find it difficult to settle down. Your versatility results in many changes, and often brings travel. Your fine intellect is capable of high honors if applied seriously. You are capable of inspired thinking applied to material things. You can be restless, changeable, and very sexy. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You find the best contentment in life when you own your own home and provide well for your family and loved ones. You have a great sense of responsibility and duty. You are comforting, appreciative and affectionate. Your obligation in life is to hold justice and truth, and if you follow the Law, you can find the great happiness and satisfaction.
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