Emory

#339 for girls in 2025, 899 births · #883 for boys in 2025, 269 births
Given to boys 63.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1881 · 42 births
Debut · boys
40 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
18,970
since 1880

Emory over time

girlsboys

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201943peak #237, 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#339899#883269
2024#333940#882272
2023#365841#831295
2022#468679#848287
2021#479654#819293
2020#446693#818281
2019#480653#802286
2018#476657#788288
2017#632466#807282
2016#654449#835271
2015#626456#830271
2014#741377#864255
2013#798339#897232
2012#881302#970207
2011#999252#1,073174
2010#1,075231#1,047184
2009#1,027253#1,118165
2008#1,184215#1,303133
2007#1,357178#1,162152
2006#1,581136#1,202139
2005#1,93399#1,323114
2004#1,630119#1,251120
2003#1,85899#1,43092
2002#2,06483#1,47486
2001#2,17175#1,54378
2000#2,77752#1,32397
1999#2,20568#1,58069
1998#2,27962#1,41880
1997#2,65947#1,58064
1996#3,30235#1,44571
1995#2,88041#1,40571
1994#3,44832#1,39970
1993#3,68129#1,44465
1992#4,68621#1,57256
1991#3,93626#1,52857
1990#6,13114#1,43561
1989#9,6817#1,43358
1988#6,27712#1,37357
1987—#1,37953
1986#8,5237#1,34553
1985#6,9559#1,37150
1984#5,89911#1,25154
1983#9,0156#1,32749
1982#8,2247#1,03177
1981#8,1287#1,12566
1980#8,1787#1,02278
1979#10,2105#1,07768
1978—#1,08764
1977#8,4446#1,22152
1976—#1,06761
1975—#1,09958
1974—#97770
1973—#94173
1972—#1,01463
1971—#85990
1970—#88483
1969—#78297
1968—#77990
1967—#80681
1966—#711109
1965#6,5395#78689
1964—#637149
1963—#658140
1962—#692124
1961—#689123
1960—#688130
1959—#660135
1958—#716108
1957#6,0865#633148
1956—#657133
1955#5,2086#625141
1954—#560170
1953—#564160
1952—#582143
1951—#585139
1950#5,3015#528163
1949—#544150
1948—#468202
1947—#509176
1946—#473184
1945—#474158
1944—#453179
1943#3,4938#456190
1942#4,1246#430204
1941#4,4205#443175
1940#4,3495#427186
1939#4,2505#426178
1938—#440170
1937—#417186
1936—#390197
1935#3,7426#424174
1934—#440165
1933#3,7536#394188
1932—#369227
1931#4,3315#379218
1930#3,6587#412202
1929#4,0536#387223
1928#3,1649#393228
1927—#398227
1926#3,8737#395224
1925#3,6648#366262
1924—#372263
1923—#380243
1922#4,4456#370263
1921#5,0995#375261
1920—#332308
1919#3,00510#391224
1918—#395226
1917#4,5945#361238
1916—#355229
1915#3,7956#358225
1914—#336189
1913—#331151
1912—#353117
1911—#31474
1910—#33255
1909—#30257
1908—#34942
1907—#29452
1906—#33039
1905—#30643
1904—#30042
1903—#34032
1902—#24258
1901—#25944
1900—#28752
1899—#26641
1898—#31637
1897—#28839
1896—#26546
1895—#27442
1894—#27840
1893—#34127
1892—#29838
1891—#35923
1890—#32229
1889—#27437
1888—#30235
1887—#28933
1886—#28037
1885—#28434
1884—#27838
1883—#26338
1882—#27738
1881—#23742
1880—#26740
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 1943

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedWIMichigan: #416 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,771 boysMINew York: #463 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 13,296 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #447 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 13,338 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #515 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 10,229 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedMOKentucky: #421 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,920 boysKYWest Virginia: #223 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,017 boysWVVirginia: #298 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,395 boysVAMaryland: #173 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,635 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #475 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,257 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #191 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,943 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedMSAlabama: #333 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,808 boysALGeorgia: #131 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 764 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Emory, so not publishedHITexas: #798 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 12,990 boysTXFlorida: #199 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,455 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Georgia#131 · 1 in 764
  2. Maryland#173 · 1 in 1,635
  3. District of Columbia#191 · 1 in 1,943
  4. Florida#199 · 1 in 1,455
  5. West Virginia#223 · 1 in 2,017

Best ever in a state: #71 in Maryland, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Georgia#131481 in 764
Maryland#173121 in 1,635
District of Columbia#19151 in 1,943
Florida#199151 in 1,455
West Virginia#223101 in 2,017
Virginia#29891 in 3,395
Alabama#33391 in 3,808
Michigan#41661 in 9,771
Kentucky#42151 in 5,920
Pennsylvania#44771 in 13,338
New York#46391 in 13,296
North Carolina#47561 in 7,257
California#51581 in 10,229
Texas#79861 in 12,990
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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
  • 1 spot since 2024 (#882 → #883)
  • 65 spots since 2020 (#818 → #883)
  • 53 spots since 2015 (#830 → #883)
  • Biggest jump: 103 spots in 2012 (#1,073 → #970)
  • Biggest drop: 155 spots in 1972 (#859 → #1,014)
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
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s372#237 (1881)#275
1890s362#265 (1896)#301
1900s461#242 (1902)#301
1910s1,728#314 (1911)#353
1920s2,502#332 (1920)#377
1930s1,905#369 (1932)#409
1940s1,804#427 (1940)#468
1950s1,440#528 (1950)#611
1960s1,132#637 (1964)#723
1970s682#859 (1971)#1,023
1980s595#1,022 (1980)#1,266
1990s664#1,399 (1994)#1,481
2000s1,176#1,118 (2009)#1,313
2010s2,450#788 (2018)#891
2020s1,697#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.

Emory in 1943

girls
#3,493
8 births · 1 in 174,412 girls
boys
#456
190 births · 1 in 7,512 boys

Top girls' names in 1943

  1. #1Mary66,174
  2. #2Barbara43,432
  3. #3Patricia39,620
  4. #4Linda38,439
  5. #5Carol31,686
  6. #6Sandra25,990
  7. #7Judith25,214
  8. #8Sharon24,712
  9. #9Nancy23,988
  10. #10Betty21,596
  11. #3,493Emory8

Top boys' names in 1943

  1. #1James80,278
  2. #2Robert74,892
  3. #3John68,929
  4. #4William55,904
  5. #5Richard46,339
  6. #6David37,240
  7. #7Charles36,632
  8. #8Thomas32,874
  9. #9Ronald29,239
  10. #10Michael24,745
  11. #456Emory190
More about 1943

girls

1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 174,412 of them was named Emory, which outranked 34.9% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Emory
  1. #3,249Ysabel9
  2. #3,249Zeola9
  3. #3,249Zondra9
  4. #3,493Emory8
  5. #3,493Aaron8
  6. #3,493Adena8
  7. #3,493Adra8
  8. #3,801Abbey7
  9. #3,801Adelfa7
  10. #3,801Adina7

Tied with 307 names at #3,493; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 878Tana#1,559 → #681
  2. ↑ 754Rozanne#1,706 → #952
  3. ↑ 722Cheryle#1,592 → #870
  4. ↑ 596Tena#1,592 → #996
  5. ↑ 525Alexis#1,349 → #824
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Florida#997 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 467Jerilynn#581 → #1,048
  3. ↓ 364Lorelei#864 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 308Kaaren#536 → #844
  5. ↓ 305Erna#864 → #1,169

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

boys

1,427,297 boys got a published name in 1943; 1 in 7,512 of them was named Emory, which outranked 88.7% of the 4,040 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Emory
  1. #453Otto195
  2. #454Emanuel192
  3. #455Monty191
  4. #456Emory190
  5. #456Dannie190
  6. #456Jess190
  7. #459Wilmer189
  8. #460Chuck187
  9. #460Irwin187

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 514Derek#1,228 → #714
  2. ↑ 465Armond#1,421 → #956
  3. ↑ 368Les#1,214 → #846
  4. ↑ 347Aron#1,244 → #897
  5. ↑ 321Edsel#1,167 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 500Humberto#780 → #1,280
  2. ↓ 352Chauncey#928 → #1,280
  3. ↓ 352Clearence#991 → #1,343
  4. ↓ 344Macarthur#512 → #856
  5. ↓ 325Reyes#933 → #1,258

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

See the top 100 for 1943 →