Emmry
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EM-ree
- Origin
- Germanic
Emmry is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “work and power”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Emmry mean?
Germanic: spelling of Emry; short spelling of Emery; also close to Welsh Emrys
“work and power”
Close in sound to Emrys, the Welsh form of Ambrose and a name given to Merlin in Welsh tradition.
Meaning borrowed from Emry.
Is Emmry a girl's or a boy's name?
Emmry is a girls' name.
How popular is Emmry in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Emmry in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Emmry in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8,142 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,868 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
Nicknames for Emmry
- Em
Names like Emmry
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emery Everly Emry Tilly Emberly Landry Ensley Emma Elodie Emmy Oakley Murphy
Names related to Emmry
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles Alice
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, “Emmry: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/emmry, updated 20 October 2026.