Given name
Emmit
“a universal man”
Emmit is a variant of Emmett. One German interpretation is “a universal man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Emmit is a variant of Emmett. One German interpretation is “a universal man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Emmit is a variant of Emmett. An origin associated with Emmett is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Emmit through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,260
- 4,260 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 137 babies
- 2025
- 35
- #3,334 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −49%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 35 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,334 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 49.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 137 in 2012. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,051 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Emmit
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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