Spellings

Emmett or Emmitt?

In the US in 2025, 86% of babies in this name family were spelled Emmett and 10% Emmitt. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Emmett86% of the family2,950 born in 2025#121 among boyssteady since 2015Emmitt10% of the family333 born in 2025#769 among boys−30% since 2015Emmet3% of the family110 born in 2025#1,554 among boys−58% since 2015Emmit1% of the family35 born in 2025#3,314 among boys−71% since 2015

Ten years ago

Emmett already led in 2015, with 78% of the family's births; it has 86% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 3,904 to 3,428 births (−12%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Emmett3,0432,950steady
Emmitt477333−30%
Emmet262110−58%
Emmit12235−71%

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈɛmɪt/ (EM-it). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

In France in 2025: Emmett 20 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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