Emery
Unisex · EM-er-ee · Germanic
UnisexBig in Northern Ireland
Emery is a name of Germanic origin, meaning “industrious ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 1,163rd for girls in the UK (30 babies) and 74th for girls in the US (3,208 babies).
What does Emery mean?
Germanic: Norman French form of Germanic Emmerich
“industrious ruler”
The Normans brought it to England as Aimeri; Amerigo Vespucci, after whom America is named, bore an Italian form.
- Say it
- EM-er-ee
More on Wiktionary.
Is Emery a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Emery has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 30 girls and 23 boys in the UK and 3,208 girls and 305 boys in the US.
How popular is Emery in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,163among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 9,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 167% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 30 girls in the UK were named Emery, making it the 1,163rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th. 23 boys were also named Emery in 2025 (1,286th for boys).
2025 had the most girls named Emery of any year since it first appeared, in 2014.
Half of all the girls named Emery in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 46 girls in the UK were given Emery or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #770, up from #1,163 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 57% of the babies named Emery in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,197th in England and Wales and 397th in Northern Ireland.
Emery in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #1,163 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,803 |
| 2023 | 17 | #1,798 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,981 |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,825 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,864 |
| 2016 | 8 | #3,105 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 2 | #7,494 |
How popular is Emery in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #74among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3,208about 1 in 500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.8%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3,208 girls in the US were named Emery, making it the 74th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 89th. It first appears in the records in 1906. 305 boys were also named Emery in 2025 (814th for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most girls named Emery of any year since it first appeared, in 1906.
Half of all the girls named Emery in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,129 girls in the US were given Emery or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #49, up from #74 for this spelling alone.
In 1906, 13% of the babies named Emery in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 91%, with more girls than boys since 1998.
Emery in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,208 | #74 |
| 2024 | 3,207 | #70 |
| 2023 | 3,115 | #70 |
| 2022 | 2,973 | #82 |
| 2021 | 2,921 | #90 |
| 2020 | 2,984 | #89 |
| 2019 | 3,018 | #93 |
| 2018 | 3,009 | #94 |
| 2017 | 2,698 | #115 |
| 2016 | 2,420 | #130 |
| 2015 | 2,424 | #134 |
| 2014 | 2,046 | #162 |
| 2013 | 1,675 | #195 |
| 2012 | 1,485 | #211 |
| 2011 | 1,172 | #271 |
| 2010 | 1,024 | #313 |
| 2009 | 976 | #337 |
| 2008 | 680 | #467 |
| 2007 | 520 | #578 |
| 2006 | 352 | #781 |
| 2005 | 318 | #812 |
| 2004 | 207 | #1,101 |
| 2003 | 155 | #1,324 |
| 2002 | 133 | #1,431 |
| 2001 | 106 | #1,697 |
| 2000 | 103 | #1,701 |
| 1999 | 109 | #1,546 |
| 1998 | 91 | #1,732 |
| 1997 | 71 | #1,999 |
| 1996 | 75 | #1,913 |
| 1995 | 47 | #2,618 |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,983 |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,985 |
| 1992 | 45 | #2,682 |
| 1991 | 26 | #3,930 |
| 1990 | 29 | #3,618 |
| 1989 | 27 | #3,667 |
| 1988 | 18 | #4,648 |
| 1987 | 20 | #4,119 |
| 1986 | 21 | #3,888 |
| 1985 | 19 | #4,125 |
| 1984 | 17 | #4,317 |
| 1983 | 19 | #3,948 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,884 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 11 | #5,750 |
| 1978 | 11 | #5,562 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 13 | #4,458 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #5,167 |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 9 | #4,201 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #5,243 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #4,620 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,780 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,845 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 6 | #4,051 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,723 |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,284 |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,304 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,971 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,970 |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,443 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,973 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,289 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,592 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,951 |
Nicknames for Emery
- Em
Names like Emery
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Emery
Emerie Emory Emeri Emori Emorie Emmery Emmerie Emoree Emeree Emmory
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