Emmitt

Where Emmitt comes from

From a Middle English diminutive of the female given name Emma.
— Wiktionary's entry for Emmitt
Emmitt through the years
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #745 among boys, with 7 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1905
    Peak, #421
    26 babies named Emmitt, its best rank.
  3. 1943
    Emmitt Thomas born
    American football player and coach
  4. 1969
    Emmitt Smith born
    American football player
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Emmitt Smith · American football player, born 1969
  • Emmitt Thomas · American football player and coach, born 1943
  • Emmitt Williams · American basketball player, born 1998

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.