Emyr
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EM-ir
- Origin
- Welsh
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,964 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,856 for boys
Emyr is a boys' name of Welsh origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies) and 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
What does Emyr mean?
Welsh: possibly from Latin Honorius
A traditional Welsh name, possibly derived from the Latin name Honorius.
Is Emyr a girl's or a boy's name?
Emyr is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK and 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Emyr in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,964th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Emyr, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 1998, with 17 boys.
2025 had more boys named Emyr than any year since 1998.
Half of all the boys named Emyr in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Emyr in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,458 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 17 | #951 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,174 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,083 |
How popular is Emyr in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,856th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20 about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 383% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Emyr, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007.
Half of all the boys named Emyr in the US since 1880 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Emyr in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
Names like Emyr
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Albie, Eesa, Enzo, Musa, Zayan, Archer, Zayaan, Idris, Atlas, Elis, Umar, Zayn
Names related to Emyr
More Welsh names
Dylan, Owen, Winnie, Maddox, Morgan, Reese, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Gavin, Reece, Nia, Seren, Gwendolyn, Winifred, Meredith
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, “Emyr: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/emyr, updated 20 October 2026.