Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2010

Embry

Gender Unisex · 65% girls Rank 2025 #5,015 Trend ↓ Falling 35%
Rank 2025
#5,015
among girls · ↓954 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
26
named Embry · -42% vs 2024
How common
1 in 61,818
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2010
75 babies
All-time total
1,091
#9,411 all-time among girls
First recorded
1898
in Social Security records

Embry popularity over time

1,091 babies have been named Embry since 1898, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – 6 6 1 – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 35 35 4 – –
1920s – 29 29 3 -17% –
1930s – 20 20 2 -31% –
1940s – 6 6 1 -70% –
1950s – 7 7 1 +17% –
1960s – 5 5 1 -29% –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – – – – – –
2000s 40 49 89 9 – #7,446
2010s 474 180 654 65 +635% #2,656
2020s (to 2025) 198 42 240 40 -39% #3,758

Where Embry is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 24 0.02 outside top 500
2027 23 0.01 outside top 500
2028 21 0.01 outside top 500
2029 21 0.01 outside top 500
2030 20 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Embry

Embry is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,015 in 2025 with 26 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1898, 1,091 American babies have been named Embry, about 65% girls and 35% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2010, when 75 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Embry stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Embry?

The median living Embry is about 10 years old; half are between 6 and 13. An estimated 1,000 people named Embry are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Embry year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 26 #5,015 – –
2024 36 #4,061 9 #8,526
2023 28 #4,789 9 #8,442
2022 35 #4,141 6 #11,271
2021 40 #3,758 8 #9,069
2020 33 #4,198 10 #7,683
2019 43 #3,568 – –
2018 65 #2,656 8 #9,068
2017 54 #3,028 10 #7,748
2016 57 #2,942 16 #5,623
2015 52 #3,191 15 #5,812
2014 41 #3,736 15 #5,811
2013 41 #3,729 25 #3,997
2012 45 #3,545 23 #4,293
2011 40 #3,799 29 #3,629
2010 36 #4,129 39 #2,976
2009 17 #7,446 12 #6,925
2008 11 #10,292 5 #13,122
2007 – – 7 #10,090
2006 7 #14,026 – –
2005 – – 10 #7,275
2004 – – 8 #8,368
2003 5 #16,529 7 #8,951
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1920 – – – –
1915 – – 7 #3,175
1910 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Embry, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Embry?

The median living Embry is about 10 years old. Half of all living Embrys are between 6 and 13 years old.

How many people named Embry are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Embry are alive in the United States, based on 1,091 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Embry in 2025?

Embry ranked #5,015 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 26 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Embry?

1,091 babies have been named Embry in the United States since 1898, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Embry most popular?

Embry peaked in 2010, when 75 newborns received the name.

Is Embry a boy or girl name?

Embry is used for both: about 65% of babies named Embry have been girls and 35% boys.

Is the name Embry rising or falling?

Embry is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Embry become more popular?

Embry is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 20 girls named Embry in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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