Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2017

Emry

Gender Unisex · 71% girls Rank 2025 #1,423 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#1,423
among girls · ↑333 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
195
named Emry · +15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,574
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2017
212 babies
All-time total
3,326
#4,202 all-time among girls
First recorded
1881
in Social Security records

Emry popularity over time

3,326 babies have been named Emry since 1881, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – 5 5 1 – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 36 36 4 – –
1920s – 43 43 4 +19% –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – 5 5 1 – –
1950s – 6 6 1 +20% –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 30 23 53 5 – #8,950
2000s 324 137 461 46 +770% #2,249
2010s 1,246 417 1,663 166 +261% #1,366
2020s (to 2025) 768 286 1,054 176 +6% #1,423

Where Emry 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 151 0.09 outside top 500
2027 149 0.09 outside top 500
2028 148 0.09 outside top 500
2029 147 0.09 outside top 500
2030 147 0.09 outside top 500

Where Emry is most popular

Girls named Emry per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.078 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, Nebraska, and Washington.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Emry born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arizona 25 0.178 +127%
Nebraska 6 0.167 +113%
Washington 22 0.152 +94%
Colorado 16 0.143 +83%
Ohio 31 0.131 +67%
Minnesota 12 0.111 +42%
Missouri 11 0.091 +16%
Pennsylvania 20 0.085 +8%
Texas 68 0.085 +8%
Oklahoma 6 0.082 ≈ national
Utah 6 0.072 -8%
Tennessee 11 0.069 -11%
Louisiana 6 0.069 -13%
Illinois 14 0.061 -22%
Wisconsin 6 0.058 -26%
California 41 0.049 -38%
Florida 19 0.044 -43%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -72%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Emry

Emry is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,423 in 2025 with 152 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1881, 3,326 American babies have been named Emry, about 71% girls and 29% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2017, when 212 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 Emry stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Emry?

The median living Emry is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 13. An estimated 3,200 people named Emry are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Emry 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 152 #1,423 43 #2,898
2024 115 #1,756 55 #2,483
2023 119 #1,728 48 #2,707
2022 124 #1,688 44 #2,886
2021 126 #1,656 44 #2,832
2020 132 #1,587 52 #2,476
2019 143 #1,516 50 #2,599
2018 155 #1,428 35 #3,261
2017 169 #1,366 43 #2,813
2016 132 #1,644 49 #2,563
2015 135 #1,594 36 #3,177
2014 138 #1,572 45 #2,678
2013 113 #1,808 46 #2,602
2012 91 #2,107 36 #3,134
2011 93 #2,075 43 #2,767
2010 77 #2,437 34 #3,261
2009 87 #2,249 38 #3,066
2008 60 #2,933 22 #4,442
2007 57 #3,065 18 #5,071
2006 32 #4,496 22 #4,269
2005 23 #5,495 9 #7,832
2004 19 #6,308 16 #5,078
2003 27 #4,713 7 #8,952
2002 9 #10,485 5 #11,220
2001 10 #9,602 – –
2000 – – – –
1995 5 #14,122 – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – 6 #3,431
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – 7 #3,510
1920 – – 12 #2,502
1915 – – 6 #3,530
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Emry?

The median living Emry is about 8 years old. Half of all living Emrys are between 4 and 13 years old.

How many people named Emry are alive today?

An estimated 3,200 people named Emry are alive in the United States, based on 3,326 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Emry in 2025?

Emry ranked #1,423 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 152 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Emry?

3,326 babies have been named Emry in the United States since 1881, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Emry most popular?

Emry peaked in 2017, when 212 newborns received the name.

Is Emry a boy or girl name?

Emry is used for both: about 71% of babies named Emry have been girls and 29% boys.

Is the name Emry rising or falling?

Emry has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Emry become more popular?

Emry looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 147 girls named Emry in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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