How Many People Are Named Emrys?
people named Emrys are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 208,278 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,651 babies named Emrys in Social Security records from 1997 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
226 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Welsh form of AMBROSE. Emrys Wledig (or Ambrosius Aurelianus) was a Romano-British military leader who fought against the invading Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century. Tales of his life were used by the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth to create the character of Merlin, who he called Merlinus Ambrosius or Myrddin Emrys.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Emrys, 20.7% were girls and 79.3% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 2010s: 20.3% of the babies were girls then and 21.5% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Emrys alive today is about 5 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 1 and 8 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Emrys first appears in the records in 1997 and was given most often in 2024, to 226 babies. In 2025, 188 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1997 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Emrys has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,141, in 2024. In 2025 it ranked #1,260. Among girls, its best rank was #3,715, in 2024.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,260 | #4,482 |
| Best rank | #1,141 (2024) | #3,715 (2024) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,459 in the 2020s | #4,219 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Emrys alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Emrys were born in California than in any other state: about 110 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Emrys was given 1.8 times as often in Florida, 1.6 times in California and 1.4 times in Texas.
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