Emory
Unisex · EM-or-ee · Germanic
Unisex
Emory is a name of Germanic origin, meaning “industrious ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 339th for girls in the US (899 babies).
What does Emory mean?
Germanic: spelling of Emery, from Germanic Emmerich
“industrious ruler”
A spelling of Emery, which came to England with the Normans as Aimeri.
- Say it
- EM-or-ee
More on Wiktionary.
Is Emory a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Emory has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 16 boys in the UK and 899 girls and 269 boys in the US.
How popular is Emory in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,686among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Newly popularnew in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Emory, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. 6 girls were also named Emory in 2025 (3,776th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Emory of any year since it first appeared, in 2007.
In 2025, 39 boys in the UK were given Emory or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #795, up from #1,686 for this spelling alone.
- Emery 23
- Emory 16
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales.
Emory in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
How popular is Emory in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #339among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 899about 1 in 1,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 899 girls in the US were named Emory, making it the 339th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 446th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 940 girls. It first appears in the records in 1915. 269 boys were also named Emory in 2025 (883rd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Emory in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,129 girls in the US were given Emory or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #49, up from #339 for this spelling alone.
In 1915, 3% of the babies named Emory in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 77%, with more girls than boys since 2007.
Emory in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 899 | #339 |
| 2024 | 940 | #333 |
| 2023 | 841 | #365 |
| 2022 | 679 | #468 |
| 2021 | 654 | #479 |
| 2020 | 693 | #446 |
| 2019 | 653 | #480 |
| 2018 | 657 | #476 |
| 2017 | 466 | #632 |
| 2016 | 449 | #654 |
| 2015 | 456 | #626 |
| 2014 | 377 | #741 |
| 2013 | 339 | #798 |
| 2012 | 302 | #881 |
| 2011 | 252 | #999 |
| 2010 | 231 | #1,075 |
| 2009 | 253 | #1,027 |
| 2008 | 215 | #1,184 |
| 2007 | 178 | #1,357 |
| 2006 | 136 | #1,581 |
| 2005 | 99 | #1,932 |
| 2004 | 119 | #1,629 |
| 2003 | 99 | #1,857 |
| 2002 | 83 | #2,061 |
| 2001 | 75 | #2,167 |
| 2000 | 52 | #2,773 |
| 1999 | 68 | #2,202 |
| 1998 | 62 | #2,276 |
| 1997 | 47 | #2,656 |
| 1996 | 35 | #3,297 |
| 1995 | 41 | #2,875 |
| 1994 | 32 | #3,443 |
| 1993 | 29 | #3,676 |
| 1992 | 21 | #4,679 |
| 1991 | 26 | #3,930 |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #5,207 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #5,299 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 8 | #3,492 |
| 1942 | 6 | #4,122 |
| 1941 | 5 | #4,418 |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,347 |
| 1939 | 5 | #4,248 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,740 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,751 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,329 |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,656 |
| 1929 | 6 | #4,051 |
| 1928 | 9 | #3,162 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,872 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,663 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,443 |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,097 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 10 | #3,003 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,592 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,793 |
Nicknames for Emory
- Em
Names like Emory
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Emory
Emery Emerie Emeri Emori Emorie Emmery Emmerie Emoree Emeree Emmory
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