Emre
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EM-ray
- Origin
- Turkish
- UK rank, 2025
- #968 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,582 for boys
Emre is a boys' name of Turkish origin, meaning “friend”. In 2025 it ranked 968th for boys in the UK (35 babies) and 3,582nd for boys in the US (31 babies).
What does Emre mean?
Turkish
“friend”
Borne by Yunus Emre, a much-loved Turkish Sufi poet of the 13th and 14th centuries.
Is Emre a girl's or a boy's name?
Emre is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 35 boys in the UK and 31 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Emre in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #968among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 35about 1 in 8,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 35 boys in the UK were named Emre, making it the 968th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,317th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 65 boys.
2025 had more boys named Emre than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Emre in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 896th in England and Wales.
Emre in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #968 |
| 2024 | 25 | #1,198 |
| 2023 | 29 | #1,098 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,561 |
| 2021 | 33 | #993 |
| 2020 | 21 | #1,317 |
| 2019 | 30 | #1,037 |
| 2018 | 23 | #1,243 |
| 2017 | 41 | #860 |
| 2016 | 40 | #863 |
| 2015 | 27 | #1,112 |
| 2014 | 35 | #925 |
| 2013 | 40 | #843 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2011 | 40 | #833 |
| 2010 | 33 | #951 |
| 2009 | 45 | #736 |
| 2008 | 50 | #685 |
| 2007 | 43 | #731 |
| 2006 | 49 | #643 |
| 2005 | 65 | #489 |
| 2004 | 55 | #525 |
| 2003 | 43 | #593 |
| 2002 | 30 | #707 |
| 2001 | 31 | #656 |
| 2000 | 30 | #665 |
| 1999 | 24 | #755 |
| 1998 | 22 | #790 |
| 1997 | 22 | #785 |
| 1996 | 17 | #897 |
How popular is Emre in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,582among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 31about 1 in 55,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 31 boys in the US were named Emre, making it the 3,582nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,135th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 43 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Emre in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Emre in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #3,582 |
| 2024 | 30 | #3,691 |
| 2023 | 36 | #3,291 |
| 2022 | 30 | #3,689 |
| 2021 | 30 | #3,647 |
| 2020 | 36 | #3,135 |
| 2019 | 35 | #3,256 |
| 2018 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,070 |
| 2016 | 37 | #3,110 |
| 2015 | 31 | #3,512 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4,011 |
| 2013 | 34 | #3,187 |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,622 |
| 2011 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2010 | 43 | #2,786 |
| 2009 | 36 | #3,161 |
| 2008 | 27 | #3,820 |
| 2007 | 29 | #3,589 |
| 2006 | 32 | #3,304 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,611 |
| 2004 | 29 | #3,281 |
| 2003 | 39 | #2,575 |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,878 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,507 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,482 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
Names like Emre
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kobe Jude Ethan Enzo Efe Jaxon Alfie Jayden Hudson Zion Noah Marley
Names related to Emre
More Turkish names
Ayla Aylin Alara Ayda Orhan Ayzel Kaya Aydin Aslan Eren Evren Ayaz Ela Aylah Aleyna Deniz
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Emre: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/emre, updated 20 October 2026.