Emory
- #339 for girls in 2025, 899 births
- #883 for boys in 2025, 269 births
- Given to boys 63.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1881 · 42 births
- Debut · boys
- 40 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 18,970since 1880
Emory 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 | #339 | 899 | #883 | 269 |
| 2024 | #333 | 940 | #882 | 272 |
| 2023 | #365 | 841 | #831 | 295 |
| 2022 | #468 | 679 | #848 | 287 |
| 2021 | #479 | 654 | #819 | 293 |
| 2020 | #446 | 693 | #818 | 281 |
| 2019 | #480 | 653 | #802 | 286 |
| 2018 | #476 | 657 | #788 | 288 |
| 2017 | #632 | 466 | #807 | 282 |
| 2016 | #654 | 449 | #835 | 271 |
| 2015 | #626 | 456 | #830 | 271 |
| 2014 | #741 | 377 | #864 | 255 |
| 2013 | #798 | 339 | #897 | 232 |
| 2012 | #881 | 302 | #970 | 207 |
| 2011 | #999 | 252 | #1,073 | 174 |
| 2010 | #1,075 | 231 | #1,047 | 184 |
| 2009 | #1,027 | 253 | #1,118 | 165 |
| 2008 | #1,184 | 215 | #1,303 | 133 |
| 2007 | #1,357 | 178 | #1,162 | 152 |
| 2006 | #1,581 | 136 | #1,202 | 139 |
| 2005 | #1,933 | 99 | #1,323 | 114 |
| 2004 | #1,630 | 119 | #1,251 | 120 |
| 2003 | #1,858 | 99 | #1,430 | 92 |
| 2002 | #2,064 | 83 | #1,474 | 86 |
| 2001 | #2,171 | 75 | #1,543 | 78 |
| 2000 | #2,777 | 52 | #1,323 | 97 |
| 1999 | #2,205 | 68 | #1,580 | 69 |
| 1998 | #2,279 | 62 | #1,418 | 80 |
| 1997 | #2,659 | 47 | #1,580 | 64 |
| 1996 | #3,302 | 35 | #1,445 | 71 |
| 1995 | #2,880 | 41 | #1,405 | 71 |
| 1994 | #3,448 | 32 | #1,399 | 70 |
| 1993 | #3,681 | 29 | #1,444 | 65 |
| 1992 | #4,686 | 21 | #1,572 | 56 |
| 1991 | #3,936 | 26 | #1,528 | 57 |
| 1990 | #6,131 | 14 | #1,435 | 61 |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | #1,433 | 58 |
| 1988 | #6,277 | 12 | #1,373 | 57 |
| 1987 | — | #1,379 | 53 | |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #1,345 | 53 |
| 1985 | #6,955 | 9 | #1,371 | 50 |
| 1984 | #5,899 | 11 | #1,251 | 54 |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #1,327 | 49 |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #1,031 | 77 |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | #1,125 | 66 |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 | #1,022 | 78 |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #1,077 | 68 |
| 1978 | — | #1,087 | 64 | |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | #1,221 | 52 |
| 1976 | — | #1,067 | 61 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,099 | 58 | |
| 1974 | — | #977 | 70 | |
| 1973 | — | #941 | 73 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,014 | 63 | |
| 1971 | — | #859 | 90 | |
| 1970 | — | #884 | 83 | |
| 1969 | — | #782 | 97 | |
| 1968 | — | #779 | 90 | |
| 1967 | — | #806 | 81 | |
| 1966 | — | #711 | 109 | |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #786 | 89 |
| 1964 | — | #637 | 149 | |
| 1963 | — | #658 | 140 | |
| 1962 | — | #692 | 124 | |
| 1961 | — | #689 | 123 | |
| 1960 | — | #688 | 130 | |
| 1959 | — | #660 | 135 | |
| 1958 | — | #716 | 108 | |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #633 | 148 |
| 1956 | — | #657 | 133 | |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #625 | 141 |
| 1954 | — | #560 | 170 | |
| 1953 | — | #564 | 160 | |
| 1952 | — | #582 | 143 | |
| 1951 | — | #585 | 139 | |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #528 | 163 |
| 1949 | — | #544 | 150 | |
| 1948 | — | #468 | 202 | |
| 1947 | — | #509 | 176 | |
| 1946 | — | #473 | 184 | |
| 1945 | — | #474 | 158 | |
| 1944 | — | #453 | 179 | |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 | #456 | 190 |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #430 | 204 |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | #443 | 175 |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #427 | 186 |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #426 | 178 |
| 1938 | — | #440 | 170 | |
| 1937 | — | #417 | 186 | |
| 1936 | — | #390 | 197 | |
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | #424 | 174 |
| 1934 | — | #440 | 165 | |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #394 | 188 |
| 1932 | — | #369 | 227 | |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | #379 | 218 |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 | #412 | 202 |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #387 | 223 |
| 1928 | #3,164 | 9 | #393 | 228 |
| 1927 | — | #398 | 227 | |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #395 | 224 |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | #366 | 262 |
| 1924 | — | #372 | 263 | |
| 1923 | — | #380 | 243 | |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #370 | 263 |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #375 | 261 |
| 1920 | — | #332 | 308 | |
| 1919 | #3,005 | 10 | #391 | 224 |
| 1918 | — | #395 | 226 | |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #361 | 238 |
| 1916 | — | #355 | 229 | |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | #358 | 225 |
| 1914 | — | #336 | 189 | |
| 1913 | — | #331 | 151 | |
| 1912 | — | #353 | 117 | |
| 1911 | — | #314 | 74 | |
| 1910 | — | #332 | 55 | |
| 1909 | — | #302 | 57 | |
| 1908 | — | #349 | 42 | |
| 1907 | — | #294 | 52 | |
| 1906 | — | #330 | 39 | |
| 1905 | — | #306 | 43 | |
| 1904 | — | #300 | 42 | |
| 1903 | — | #340 | 32 | |
| 1902 | — | #242 | 58 | |
| 1901 | — | #259 | 44 | |
| 1900 | — | #287 | 52 | |
| 1899 | — | #266 | 41 | |
| 1898 | — | #316 | 37 | |
| 1897 | — | #288 | 39 | |
| 1896 | — | #265 | 46 | |
| 1895 | — | #274 | 42 | |
| 1894 | — | #278 | 40 | |
| 1893 | — | #341 | 27 | |
| 1892 | — | #298 | 38 | |
| 1891 | — | #359 | 23 | |
| 1890 | — | #322 | 29 | |
| 1889 | — | #274 | 37 | |
| 1888 | — | #302 | 35 | |
| 1887 | — | #289 | 33 | |
| 1886 | — | #280 | 37 | |
| 1885 | — | #284 | 34 | |
| 1884 | — | #278 | 38 | |
| 1883 | — | #263 | 38 | |
| 1882 | — | #277 | 38 | |
| 1881 | — | #237 | 42 | |
| 1880 | — | #267 | 40 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Emory was already there! It came in at #267, and was given to 40 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1890–1891, when fewer than 30 boys a year got the name.
Where Emory is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Virginia#408 · 1 in 1,961
- Alabama#525 · 1 in 2,391
- Georgia#594 · 1 in 2,954
- Colorado#626 · 1 in 3,356
- North Carolina#645 · 1 in 3,676
Best ever in a state: #71 in Maryland, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | #408 | 19 | 1 in 1,961 |
| Alabama | #525 | 9 | 1 in 2,391 |
| Georgia | #594 | 17 | 1 in 2,954 |
| Colorado | #626 | 8 | 1 in 3,356 |
| North Carolina | #645 | 14 | 1 in 3,676 |
| Michigan | #679 | 11 | 1 in 3,654 |
| Maryland | #702 | 6 | 1 in 3,816 |
| Pennsylvania | #704 | 12 | 1 in 4,355 |
| South Carolina | #743 | 5 | 1 in 4,240 |
| Washington | #801 | 7 | 1 in 4,685 |
| Indiana | #844 | 6 | 1 in 5,277 |
| New York | #844 | 16 | 1 in 5,276 |
| Florida | #846 | 17 | 1 in 5,620 |
| Tennessee | #927 | 6 | 1 in 6,128 |
| Texas | #953 | 25 | 1 in 7,002 |
| California | #957 | 23 | 1 in 7,629 |
| New Jersey | #1,022 | 5 | 1 in 7,953 |
| Illinois | #1,023 | 7 | 1 in 7,079 |
| Ohio | #1,111 | 6 | 1 in 8,756 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Emory
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 65 spots since 2020 (#818 → #883)
- Biggest jump: 103 spots in 2012
- Biggest drop: 155 spots in 1972
Rise & fade · boys
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #237 (42 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 108 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 108 yrs · run 1880–1971
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,115
- Highest: 1 in 2,115 boys born in 1902 were named Emory (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,350 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #237 in 1881, was only 1 in 2,398 (0.04%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 13.2% of all boys named Emory (2,502) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2007
- Mostly boys until 2006, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 372 | #237 (1881) | #275 |
| 1890s | 362 | #265 (1896) | #301 |
| 1900s | 461 | #242 (1902) | #301 |
| 1910s | 1,728 | #314 (1911) | #353 |
| 1920s | 2,502 | #332 (1920) | #377 |
| 1930s | 1,905 | #369 (1932) | #409 |
| 1940s | 1,804 | #427 (1940) | #468 |
| 1950s | 1,440 | #528 (1950) | #611 |
| 1960s | 1,132 | #637 (1964) | #723 |
| 1970s | 682 | #859 (1971) | #1,023 |
| 1980s | 595 | #1,022 (1980) | #1,266 |
| 1990s | 664 | #1,399 (1994) | #1,481 |
| 2000s | 1,176 | #1,118 (2009) | #1,313 |
| 2010s | 2,450 | #788 (2018) | #891 |
| 2020s | 1,697 | #818 (2020) | #847 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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