Emrys
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EM-riss
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #447 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,260 for boys
Emrys is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “immortal”. In 2025 it ranked 447th for boys in the UK (99 babies) and 1,260th for boys in the US (157 babies).
What does Emrys mean?
Greek: Welsh form of Ambrose
“immortal”
Welsh form of Ambrose; in Welsh legend Merlin is called Myrddin Emrys.
Is Emrys a girl's or a boy's name?
Emrys is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 99 boys in the UK and 31 girls and 157 boys in the US.
How popular is Emrys in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #447among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 99about 1 in 3,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 101% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 99 boys in the UK were named Emrys, making it the 447th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 760th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Emrys of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Emrys in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 418th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Emrys in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 99 | #447 |
| 2024 | 83 | #526 |
| 2023 | 71 | #587 |
| 2022 | 47 | #774 |
| 2021 | 60 | #673 |
| 2020 | 47 | #760 |
| 2019 | 40 | #845 |
| 2018 | 39 | #875 |
| 2017 | 34 | #985 |
| 2016 | 39 | #884 |
| 2015 | 31 | #1,025 |
| 2014 | 24 | #1,196 |
| 2013 | 44 | #797 |
| 2012 | 24 | #1,199 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Emrys in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,260among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 157about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 69% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 157 boys in the US were named Emrys, making it the 1,260th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,788th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 185 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997. 31 girls were also named Emrys in 2025 (4,459th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Emrys in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 16% of the babies named Emrys in the US were girls.
Emrys in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 157 | #1,260 |
| 2024 | 185 | #1,140 |
| 2023 | 107 | #1,623 |
| 2022 | 85 | #1,861 |
| 2021 | 123 | #1,461 |
| 2020 | 84 | #1,788 |
| 2019 | 102 | #1,614 |
| 2018 | 79 | #1,885 |
| 2017 | 68 | #2,049 |
| 2016 | 67 | #2,086 |
| 2015 | 53 | #2,411 |
| 2014 | 58 | #2,275 |
| 2013 | 60 | #2,181 |
| 2012 | 39 | #2,952 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
Names like Emrys
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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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, “Emrys: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/emrys, updated 20 October 2026.