Emery

#74 for girls in 2025, 3,208 births · #814 for boys in 2025, 305 births
Given to girls 68.2% of the time

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Peak · girls
2024 · 3,207 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
8 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
43,837
since 1906

Emery over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005peak #208, 1881girlsat peakboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#743,208#814305
2024#703,207#819305
2023#703,115#747349
2022#822,973#727357
2021#902,921#770325
2020#892,984#739330
2019#933,018#735328
2018#943,009#772300
2017#1152,698#771304
2016#1302,420#717341
2015#1342,424#745324
2014#1622,046#686367
2013#1951,675#733318
2012#2111,485#649367
2011#2711,172#710322
2010#3131,024#735311
2009#337976#777293
2008#467680#745303
2007#578520#967204
2006#781352#1,016181
2005#812318#1,005169
2004#1,102207#1,235122
2003#1,325155#1,190124
2002#1,432133#1,35797
2001#1,700106#1,41588
2000#1,705103#1,46684
1999#1,548109#1,45779
1998#1,73491#1,41880
1997#2,00271#1,37880
1996#1,91575#1,46569
1995#2,62347#1,31280
1994#2,98839#1,24487
1993#2,99039#1,32174
1992#2,68745#1,16290
1991#3,93626#1,28276
1990#3,62329#1,28774
1989#3,67327#1,18481
1988#4,65318#1,09982
1987#4,12220#1,02386
1986#3,89021#1,05478
1985#4,12619#1,05776
1984#4,31817#1,08468
1983#3,94919#1,04072
1982#5,53412#99582
1981#5,88511#1,00282
1980#7,4188#1,12565
1979#5,75111#91791
1978#5,56311#1,08764
1977#6,3409#1,01272
1976—#97373
1975#7,9846#93876
1974#4,45913#1,07359
1973—#88581
1972#8,2925#95272
1971—#92078
1970—#96869
1969—#80991
1968—#77990
1967—#85670
1966—#80981
1965—#717107
1964—#689125
1963—#704121
1962#6,5785#643145
1961—#694121
1960#5,1687#649144
1959#6,2455#738107
1958—#74099
1957#4,2029#678127
1956—#626147
1955—#648130
1954—#643130
1953—#644122
1952—#594139
1951—#566146
1950—#604128
1949#5,2445#574138
1948—#562141
1947—#564144
1946—#581121
1945—#544121
1944—#581111
1943—#545131
1942#4,6225#482161
1941—#478151
1940—#480144
1939#3,7826#451162
1938#3,8476#460157
1937—#478141
1936—#471143
1935—#407181
1934—#418178
1933—#435161
1932—#442163
1931—#425177
1930—#424194
1929#4,0536#404208
1928#4,7255#393228
1927#4,2866#405220
1926#4,3066#396223
1925#4,9735#378249
1924—#367268
1923#3,9717#378248
1922#4,4456#355276
1921—#345292
1920#4,9755#351283
1919—#319304
1918#4,2916#351272
1917#4,5945#317287
1916—#323266
1915—#308274
1914—#311211
1913—#305171
1912—#314137
1911—#32370
1910—#33255
1909—#33947
1908—#31648
1907—#32443
1906#1,9515#35534
1905—#29945
1904—#36830
1903—#31835
1902—#30839
1901—#29435
1900—#33042
1899—#28138
1898—#25548
1897—#26245
1896—#28841
1895—#29537
1894—#27840
1893—#24151
1892—#25748
1891—#26537
1890—#29434
1889—#25142
1888—#28937
1887—#28933
1886—#25644
1885—#25841
1884—#23551
1883—#24543
1882—#22553
1881—#20853
1880—#22552
First appearance
1906

The first year at least five girls were named Emery! It came in at #1,951, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1906–1917, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Emery is popular in 2005

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedNHWashington: #447 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,097 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,441 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 11,193 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedIAIndiana: #946 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,501 girlsINOhio: #1,036 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,183 girlsOHPennsylvania: #1,015 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,837 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #908 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 6,064 girlsCAUtah: #260 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,022 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedNEMissouri: #627 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,626 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedWVVirginia: #861 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,301 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedDEArizona: #806 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,441 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedNMKansas: #233 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 918 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedARTennessee: #339 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,635 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #638 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,492 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #433 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,852 girlsOKLouisiana: #513 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,461 girlsLAMississippi: #518 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,315 girlsMSAlabama: #620 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,289 girlsALGeorgia: #737 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,953 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Emery, so not publishedHITexas: #532 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 2,920 girlsTXFlorida: #1,721 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 14,285 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kansas#233 · 1 in 918
  2. Utah#260 · 1 in 1,022
  3. Tennessee#339 · 1 in 1,635
  4. Oklahoma#433 · 1 in 1,852
  5. Washington#447 · 1 in 2,097

Best ever in a state: #12 in Wyoming, 2021.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kansas#233151 in 918
Utah#260181 in 1,022
Tennessee#339191 in 1,635
Oklahoma#43391 in 1,852
Washington#447141 in 2,097
Louisiana#51381 in 2,461
Mississippi#51851 in 2,315
Texas#532551 in 2,920
Alabama#62061 in 3,289
Missouri#62781 in 3,626
North Carolina#638131 in 3,492
Georgia#737131 in 3,953
Arizona#80681 in 4,441
Virginia#86171 in 5,301
California#908381 in 6,064
Indiana#94651 in 6,501
Pennsylvania#1,01571 in 7,837
Ohio#1,03671 in 8,183
Illinois#1,44161 in 11,193
Florida#1,72161 in 14,285
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Emery
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 4 spots since 2024 (#70 → #74)
  • 15 spots since 2020 (#89 → #74)
  • 60 spots since 2015 (#134 → #74)
  • Biggest jump: 290 spots in 2005 (#1,102 → #812)
  • Biggest drop: 4 spots in 2025 (#70 → #74)
Rise & fade · girls
118 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1906
  • Peaked 2024 at #70 (3,207 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 8 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 8 yrs · run 2018–2025
  • Top 1,000: 21 yrs · run 2005–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 501
  • Highest: 1 in 501 girls born in 2025 were named Emery (0.20%)
  • Its best rank, #70 in 2024, was only 1 in 505 (0.20%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 47.8% of all girls named Emery (20,971) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1998
  • Mostly boys until 1997, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s5#1,951 (1906)#1,951
1910s11#4,291 (1918)#4,443
1920s46#3,971 (1923)#4,467
1930s12#3,782 (1939)#3,815
1940s10#4,622 (1942)#4,933
1950s14#4,202 (1957)#5,224
1960s12#5,168 (1960)#5,873
1970s55#4,459 (1974)#6,398
1980s172#3,673 (1989)#4,757
1990s571#1,548 (1999)#2,605
2000s3,550#337 (2009)#1,024
2010s20,971#93 (2019)#172
2020s18,408#70 (2024)#79

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Emery in 2005

girls
#812
318 births · 1 in 5,811 girls
boys
#1,005
169 births · 1 in 11,818 boys

Top girls' names in 2005

  1. #1Emily23,952
  2. #2Emma20,362
  3. #3Madison19,578
  4. #4Abigail15,756
  5. #5Olivia15,700
  6. #6Isabella15,197
  7. #7Hannah14,854
  8. #8Samantha13,642
  9. #9Ava13,606
  10. #10Ashley13,276
  11. #812Emery318

Top boys' names in 2005

  1. #1Jacob25,851
  2. #2Michael23,828
  3. #3Joshua23,261
  4. #4Matthew21,483
  5. #5Ethan21,318
  6. #6Andrew20,742
  7. #7Daniel20,236
  8. #8Anthony19,387
  9. #9Joseph19,241
  10. #10Christopher19,174
  11. #1,005Emery169
More about 2005

girls

1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 5,811 of them was named Emery, which outranked 95.8% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Emery
  1. #809Kayli320
  2. #809Lorelei320
  3. #811Lara319
  4. #812Emery318
  5. #812Dalia318
  6. #812Keely318
  7. #812Madalynn318
  8. #817Karley317
  9. #818Karol316
  10. #818Raina316

Tied with 4 names at #812; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,271Mikalah#7,077 → #806
  2. ↑ 2,724Yuridia#3,689 → #965
  3. ↑ 2,236Naima#3,127 → #891
  4. ↑ 1,924Karol#2,742 → #818
  5. ↑ 1,125Karma#1,972 → #847
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Rhea#908 → #1,305
  2. ↓ 360Laisha#789 → #1,149
  3. ↓ 334Ashtyn#956 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 285Hunter#742 → #1,027
  5. ↓ 282Angeles#973 → #1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 11,818 of them was named Emery, which outranked 92.5% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Emery
  1. #999Tariq172
  2. #1,003Edison171
  3. #1,004Eliezer170
  4. #1,005Emery169
  5. #1,005Markel169
  6. #1,005Taj169
  7. #1,005Tye169
  8. #1,011Bridger168
  9. #1,011Haiden168
  10. #1,013Benny167

Tied with 5 names at #1,005; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,722Talan#4,264 → #542
  2. ↑ 1,048Carmine#1,934 → #886
  3. ↑ 727Leland#1,335 → #608
  4. ↑ 528Amare#1,159 → #631
  5. ↑ 525Braylen#1,359 → #834
Fallers
  1. ↓ 817Madison#857 → #1,674
  2. ↓ 783Andon#865 → #1,648
  3. ↓ 406Kanye#486 → #892
  4. ↓ 379Jakobe#846 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 359Koda#930 → #1,289

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2005 →