Unisex name · since 2003
Embry
Embry has 712 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,068 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 712
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Embry is the #5068 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 712 recorded since 2003.
Embry has 712 recorded births among girls since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5068 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #9,414 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,068 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 712 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Embry ranks #9,414 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,068 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 712 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,068 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 712
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Embry's 712 recorded births place it above 86.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Embry compares
712 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Embry's all-time total is 89% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Embry | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 712 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 21 | 19,840 |
Embry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Embry splits its recorded history at 2016: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 65 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Embry popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Embry popularity over time - boys
379 total births recorded since 1898 (Embry as boys' name)
Embry by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (474 births, 67% of the file).
2010s was Embry's strongest decade.
474 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Embry births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 40
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
474 births
- 2020s
2020s
198 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 474 births (67% of all-time use).
How Embry compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Embry's total volume
Embry by state
Where Embry concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 70 | 9.8% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Oregon | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
70 of 712 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Embry appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Embry's data
- Embry's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (474 total births) through the 2020s (198) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Embrys (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Embry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2003–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Embry draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.