Emet
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning truth.
Emet by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Emet. In the US, 19 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 23 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Emet. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Emet
Names that are said the same way as Emet, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean truth
Like Emet, each of these has truth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Justinjust, righteous3,121 in the US (2017)
- Justicejustice; fairness; virtue name1,100 in the US (2017)
- Dilantrue sea or faithful; a variant of Dylan229 in the US (2017)
- Justusjust, righteous223 in the US (2017)
- Trumanfaithful man, true man175 in the US (2017)
- Truetttrue; faithful; honest135 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Emet
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