Emmett

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Emmett

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Emmett is an English surname, deriving from Emmot, or Emmette, a diminutive to the medieval name Em, which we know today as Emma. Emma is a Germanic name. It originally meant “Whole,” from “erman,” or “Universal.”

History:
Emmett is another example of a surname transferred for use as a first name.

Pronunciation: em-ett.

Alternates: Emmet, Emmitt, Emmett, Emmit.

Famous Bearers:
Political Figures:
Robert Emmet (1778-1803)
Irish rebel.
Emmet D. Boyle (1879-1926)
American politician.

Singers and Entertainers:
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
American clown.

Sports Stars:
Emmitt J. Smith (1969-)
American football player.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.019 % named Emmett
0.004 % named Emmitt

Popularity of Emmett:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1875: 318th most popular.
1900-1910: 165th most popular.
1910-1920: 192nd most popular.
1920-1930: 239th most popular.
1930-1940: 304th most popular.
1940-1950: 383rd most popular.
1950-1960: 459th most popular.
1960-1970: 591st most popular.
1970-1980: 768th most popular.
1980-1990: 977th most popular.
1990: N/A
1991: 958th most popular.
1992: 831st most popular.
1993: 845th most popular.
1994: 864th most popular.
1995: 831st most popular.
1996: 878th most popular.
1997: 770th most popular.
1998: 855th most popular.
1999: 831st most popular.
2000: 739th most popular.
2001: 702nd most popular.
2002: 707th most popular.
2003: 683rd most popular.

Popularity of Emmitt:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 664th most popular.
1910-1920: 601st most popular.
1920-1930: 674th most popular.
1930-1940: 637th most popular.
1940-1950: 933rd most popular.
1950-1960: 867th most popular.
1960-2000: N/A

Popularity of Emmet:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 779th most popular.
1910-1920: 735th most popular.
1920-1930: 953rd most popular.
1930-2000: N/A

Popularity of Emmit:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1920: N/A
1920-1930: 875th most popular.
1930-2000: N/A