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 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 43,837since 1906
Emery over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #74 | 3,208 | #814 | 305 |
| 2024 | #70 | 3,207 | #819 | 305 |
| 2023 | #70 | 3,115 | #747 | 349 |
| 2022 | #82 | 2,973 | #727 | 357 |
| 2021 | #90 | 2,921 | #770 | 325 |
| 2020 | #89 | 2,984 | #739 | 330 |
| 2019 | #93 | 3,018 | #735 | 328 |
| 2018 | #94 | 3,009 | #772 | 300 |
| 2017 | #115 | 2,698 | #771 | 304 |
| 2016 | #130 | 2,420 | #717 | 341 |
| 2015 | #134 | 2,424 | #745 | 324 |
| 2014 | #162 | 2,046 | #686 | 367 |
| 2013 | #195 | 1,675 | #733 | 318 |
| 2012 | #211 | 1,485 | #649 | 367 |
| 2011 | #271 | 1,172 | #710 | 322 |
| 2010 | #313 | 1,024 | #735 | 311 |
| 2009 | #337 | 976 | #777 | 293 |
| 2008 | #467 | 680 | #745 | 303 |
| 2007 | #578 | 520 | #967 | 204 |
| 2006 | #781 | 352 | #1,016 | 181 |
| 2005 | #812 | 318 | #1,005 | 169 |
| 2004 | #1,102 | 207 | #1,235 | 122 |
| 2003 | #1,325 | 155 | #1,190 | 124 |
| 2002 | #1,432 | 133 | #1,357 | 97 |
| 2001 | #1,700 | 106 | #1,415 | 88 |
| 2000 | #1,705 | 103 | #1,466 | 84 |
| 1999 | #1,548 | 109 | #1,457 | 79 |
| 1998 | #1,734 | 91 | #1,418 | 80 |
| 1997 | #2,002 | 71 | #1,378 | 80 |
| 1996 | #1,915 | 75 | #1,465 | 69 |
| 1995 | #2,623 | 47 | #1,312 | 80 |
| 1994 | #2,988 | 39 | #1,244 | 87 |
| 1993 | #2,990 | 39 | #1,321 | 74 |
| 1992 | #2,687 | 45 | #1,162 | 90 |
| 1991 | #3,936 | 26 | #1,282 | 76 |
| 1990 | #3,623 | 29 | #1,287 | 74 |
| 1989 | #3,673 | 27 | #1,184 | 81 |
| 1988 | #4,653 | 18 | #1,099 | 82 |
| 1987 | #4,122 | 20 | #1,023 | 86 |
| 1986 | #3,890 | 21 | #1,054 | 78 |
| 1985 | #4,126 | 19 | #1,057 | 76 |
| 1984 | #4,318 | 17 | #1,084 | 68 |
| 1983 | #3,949 | 19 | #1,040 | 72 |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | #995 | 82 |
| 1981 | #5,885 | 11 | #1,002 | 82 |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #1,125 | 65 |
| 1979 | #5,751 | 11 | #917 | 91 |
| 1978 | #5,563 | 11 | #1,087 | 64 |
| 1977 | #6,340 | 9 | #1,012 | 72 |
| 1976 | — | #973 | 73 | |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #938 | 76 |
| 1974 | #4,459 | 13 | #1,073 | 59 |
| 1973 | — | #885 | 81 | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #952 | 72 |
| 1971 | — | #920 | 78 | |
| 1970 | — | #968 | 69 | |
| 1969 | — | #809 | 91 | |
| 1968 | — | #779 | 90 | |
| 1967 | — | #856 | 70 | |
| 1966 | — | #809 | 81 | |
| 1965 | — | #717 | 107 | |
| 1964 | — | #689 | 125 | |
| 1963 | — | #704 | 121 | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #643 | 145 |
| 1961 | — | #694 | 121 | |
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 | #649 | 144 |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #738 | 107 |
| 1958 | — | #740 | 99 | |
| 1957 | #4,202 | 9 | #678 | 127 |
| 1956 | — | #626 | 147 | |
| 1955 | — | #648 | 130 | |
| 1954 | — | #643 | 130 | |
| 1953 | — | #644 | 122 | |
| 1952 | — | #594 | 139 | |
| 1951 | — | #566 | 146 | |
| 1950 | — | #604 | 128 | |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #574 | 138 |
| 1948 | — | #562 | 141 | |
| 1947 | — | #564 | 144 | |
| 1946 | — | #581 | 121 | |
| 1945 | — | #544 | 121 | |
| 1944 | — | #581 | 111 | |
| 1943 | — | #545 | 131 | |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #482 | 161 |
| 1941 | — | #478 | 151 | |
| 1940 | — | #480 | 144 | |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #451 | 162 |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #460 | 157 |
| 1937 | — | #478 | 141 | |
| 1936 | — | #471 | 143 | |
| 1935 | — | #407 | 181 | |
| 1934 | — | #418 | 178 | |
| 1933 | — | #435 | 161 | |
| 1932 | — | #442 | 163 | |
| 1931 | — | #425 | 177 | |
| 1930 | — | #424 | 194 | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #404 | 208 |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #393 | 228 |
| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 | #405 | 220 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #396 | 223 |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #378 | 249 |
| 1924 | — | #367 | 268 | |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #378 | 248 |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #355 | 276 |
| 1921 | — | #345 | 292 | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #351 | 283 |
| 1919 | — | #319 | 304 | |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #351 | 272 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #317 | 287 |
| 1916 | — | #323 | 266 | |
| 1915 | — | #308 | 274 | |
| 1914 | — | #311 | 211 | |
| 1913 | — | #305 | 171 | |
| 1912 | — | #314 | 137 | |
| 1911 | — | #323 | 70 | |
| 1910 | — | #332 | 55 | |
| 1909 | — | #339 | 47 | |
| 1908 | — | #316 | 48 | |
| 1907 | — | #324 | 43 | |
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 | #355 | 34 |
| 1905 | — | #299 | 45 | |
| 1904 | — | #368 | 30 | |
| 1903 | — | #318 | 35 | |
| 1902 | — | #308 | 39 | |
| 1901 | — | #294 | 35 | |
| 1900 | — | #330 | 42 | |
| 1899 | — | #281 | 38 | |
| 1898 | — | #255 | 48 | |
| 1897 | — | #262 | 45 | |
| 1896 | — | #288 | 41 | |
| 1895 | — | #295 | 37 | |
| 1894 | — | #278 | 40 | |
| 1893 | — | #241 | 51 | |
| 1892 | — | #257 | 48 | |
| 1891 | — | #265 | 37 | |
| 1890 | — | #294 | 34 | |
| 1889 | — | #251 | 42 | |
| 1888 | — | #289 | 37 | |
| 1887 | — | #289 | 33 | |
| 1886 | — | #256 | 44 | |
| 1885 | — | #258 | 41 | |
| 1884 | — | #235 | 51 | |
| 1883 | — | #245 | 43 | |
| 1882 | — | #225 | 53 | |
| 1881 | — | #208 | 53 | |
| 1880 | — | #225 | 52 | |
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 2015
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Oklahoma#32 · 1 in 234
- Utah#39 · 1 in 215
- Wyoming#46 · 1 in 141
- North Dakota#46 · 1 in 180
- South Dakota#51 · 1 in 203
Best ever in a state: #12 in Wyoming, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #32 | 72 | 1 in 234 |
| Utah | #39 | 83 | 1 in 215 |
| North Dakota | #46 | 18 | 1 in 180 |
| Wyoming | #46 | 9 | 1 in 141 |
| South Dakota | #51 | 15 | 1 in 203 |
| Idaho | #54 | 26 | 1 in 249 |
| Iowa | #54 | 47 | 1 in 274 |
| Arkansas | #56 | 42 | 1 in 281 |
| Kansas | #67 | 42 | 1 in 310 |
| Louisiana | #74 | 56 | 1 in 380 |
| Montana | #74 | 11 | 1 in 272 |
| Tennessee | #74 | 85 | 1 in 367 |
| Nebraska | #84 | 24 | 1 in 334 |
| Washington | #86 | 73 | 1 in 429 |
| Missouri | #98 | 65 | 1 in 418 |
| North Carolina | #98 | 100 | 1 in 454 |
| Alabama | #99 | 47 | 1 in 419 |
| Oregon | #99 | 35 | 1 in 435 |
| Texas | #101 | 306 | 1 in 554 |
| Colorado | #102 | 54 | 1 in 433 |
| Indiana | #107 | 58 | 1 in 528 |
| Kentucky | #110 | 39 | 1 in 476 |
| Ohio | #113 | 101 | 1 in 523 |
| South Carolina | #114 | 39 | 1 in 471 |
| New Mexico | #120 | 14 | 1 in 468 |
| Mississippi | #123 | 22 | 1 in 510 |
| Nevada | #127 | 22 | 1 in 498 |
| Arizona | #129 | 54 | 1 in 572 |
| Minnesota | #144 | 40 | 1 in 612 |
| Michigan | #149 | 64 | 1 in 659 |
| Virginia | #150 | 57 | 1 in 658 |
| Wisconsin | #152 | 38 | 1 in 613 |
| Rhode Island | #159 | 6 | 1 in 491 |
| California | #161 | 248 | 1 in 828 |
| New Hampshire | #164 | 7 | 1 in 538 |
| West Virginia | #166 | 10 | 1 in 634 |
| Illinois | #175 | 71 | 1 in 824 |
| Georgia | #184 | 58 | 1 in 840 |
| Massachusetts | #184 | 31 | 1 in 815 |
| District of Columbia | #207 | 6 | 1 in 594 |
| Hawaii | #224 | 5 | 1 in 682 |
| Florida | #237 | 75 | 1 in 1,146 |
| Maryland | #277 | 21 | 1 in 1,148 |
| Pennsylvania | #277 | 42 | 1 in 1,257 |
| Connecticut | #359 | 8 | 1 in 1,504 |
| New York | #371 | 50 | 1 in 1,826 |
| New Jersey | #500 | 15 | 1 in 2,477 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,951 (1906) | #1,951 |
| 1910s | 11 | #4,291 (1918) | #4,443 |
| 1920s | 46 | #3,971 (1923) | #4,467 |
| 1930s | 12 | #3,782 (1939) | #3,815 |
| 1940s | 10 | #4,622 (1942) | #4,933 |
| 1950s | 14 | #4,202 (1957) | #5,224 |
| 1960s | 12 | #5,168 (1960) | #5,873 |
| 1970s | 55 | #4,459 (1974) | #6,398 |
| 1980s | 172 | #3,673 (1989) | #4,757 |
| 1990s | 571 | #1,548 (1999) | #2,605 |
| 2000s | 3,550 | #337 (2009) | #1,024 |
| 2010s | 20,971 | #93 (2019) | #172 |
| 2020s | 18,408 | #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 2015
girls
#134
2,424 births · 1 in 736 girls
boys
#745
324 births · 1 in 5,916 boys
Top girls' names in 2015
Top boys' names in 2015
More about 2015
girls
1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 736 of them was named Emery, which outranked 99.3% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Emery
Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 5,916 of them was named Emery, which outranked 94.7% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).