Emmerich
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EM-er-ik
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #4,538 for boys
Emmerich is a boys' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
What does Emmerich mean?
Germanic: German form of Emery, linked to the Germanic Amalric
Amerigo, the Italian form of Emmerich, was the name of Amerigo Vespucci, after whom America was named.
Is Emmerich a girl's or a boy's name?
Emmerich is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Emmerich in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,538among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Emmerich, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,447th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007.
2025 had more boys named Emmerich than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Emmerich in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 188 boys in the US were given Emmerich or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,030, up from #4,538 for this spelling alone.
Emmerich in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2021 | 19 | #4,932 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,327 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,198 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
Names like Emmerich
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eliam Eziah Elian Hendrix Eliel Everett Everest Elijah Atreus Bellamy Enzo Evander
Other spellings of Emmerich
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Emmerich: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/emmerich, updated 20 October 2026.