How Many People Are Named Emery?
people named Emery are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,202 people in the US has this name
Based on 64,249 babies named Emery in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,513 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Norman form of EMMERICH. The Normans introduced it to England, and though it was never popular, it survived until the end of the Middle Ages. As a modern given name, it is likely inspired by the surname Emery, which was itself derived from the medieval given name. It can also be given in reference to the hard black substance called emery.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Emery in English. Counting Emery and these spellings together, about 75,794 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Emery, 78.9% were girls and 21.1% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Emery rose from 0% in the 1880s to 90.3% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Emery alive today is about 12 years old, and 91% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 13 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Emery first appears in the records in 1880, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 3,513 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Emery never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #70, in 2023 to 2024, and it was in the top 100 for 8 years, 2018 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #74. Among boys, its best rank was #209, in 1881.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #74 | #815 |
| Best rank | #70 (2023 to 2024) | #209 (1881) |
| Years in the top 100 | 8 (2018 to 2025) | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #151 in the 2010s | #726 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Emery alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Emery were born in Texas than in any other state: about 6,180 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Emery was given 2.1 times as often in South Dakota, 2.1 times in Utah and 1.8 times in Kansas.
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