Emmett

English masculine variation of Emma, German

"universal"

Emmett Origin and Meaning

The name Emmett is a boy's name of Hebrew, German, English origin meaning "universal".

Emmett, honest and sincere, laid-back and creative, is on the rise as a male cognate of the megapopular Emma and Emily, not to mention being a character in the popular Twilight series.

Emmett originated in England as a masculine diminutive of the German Emma; the Hebrew characters pronounced eh-MEHT mean truth, so that might be considered another definition. Emmet is another, less popular spelling.

The death of young Emmett Till helped spark the civil rights movement.

Emmett Rank in US Top 1000

# 118 in the US

Emmett Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 47 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Emmett

• 118 US 2023
• 47 Nameberry 2025
• 79 Canada 2023
• 57 Future 2028
• 618 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Emmett

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• Everett
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• Elliott
• Elliot
• Graham
• Miles
• Wyatt
• Owen
• Declan
• Emerson
• Wesley
• Beckett
• Callum
• Flynn
• Harrison
• Ellis
• Nolan
• Rory
• Jonah
• Rhys

Famous People Named Emmett

• Emmett Evan "Van" Heflin Jr., American actor
• Emmett Leo Kelly aka Weary Willie American circus performer
• Emmett Carleton King American actor
• Emmett John Scanlan Irish actor
• Emmett E. Rogers American baseball player
• Emmett Till American teenager whose murder helped spark the American Civil Rights Movement
• Emmett Watson American journalist
• Emmett Andrew McCusker Canadian politician
• Emmett Sparks (b. 2009) son of actors Annie Parisse and Paul Sparks
• Emmett Andrew Brower (b. 2010) son of actress Sarah Jane Morris and Ned Brower
• Emmett Emmanual Hesketh (b. 2011) son of actress Spencer Grammer and James Hesketh; grandson of actor Kelsey Grammer

The name Emmett in Pop Culture

• Emmett character in film "Silverado"
• Emmett Lathrop "Doc" Brown character in the "Back to the Future" series
• Emmett Cullen character in the "Twilight" saga
• Emmett Honeycutt character on TV's "Queer as Folk"
• Emmett Bledsoe character on TV's "Switched at Birth"
• "Emmett's Mark " 2002 movie
• Emmett Richmond/Forrest character in film "Legally Blonde"
• Emmett Clark the fix it man on TV's "Mayberry RFD"
• Emmett Heglin PJ Duncan's best friend on TV's "Good Luck Charlie"
• Simon Emmett character in the webcomic "Riverside Extras" by Miri Chamberlain
• Emmett main character in film "The Lego Movie"