Unisex name · since 1906
Emery
Emery has 43,837 recorded births since 1906 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #652 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #74 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 43,837
- born since 1906
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Emery is the #74 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 43,837 recorded since 1906.
Social Security Administration records show Emery recorded 43,837 times among girls since 1906, holding rank #74 nationally today, ahead of 99.6% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2025.
- #652 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #74 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 43,837 born since 1906
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emery ranks #652 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #74 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 43,837 born since 1906, peaking in the 2010s.
- #652 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #74 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 43,837
- born since 1906
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emery's 43,837 recorded births place it above 99.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Emery compares
43,837 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Emery's all-time total is 117x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emery | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 43,837 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,208 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emery's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emery's full recorded timeline at 1990, 99% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 1% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1906, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 3,208 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emery popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 3,208
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Emery popularity over time - boys
20,412 total births recorded since 1880 (Emery as boys' name)
Emery by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (20,971 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Emery's strongest decade.
20,971 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Emery births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 46
1920s
46 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 14
1950s
14 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 55
1970s
55 births
- 1980s 172
1980s
172 births
- 1990s 571
1990s
571 births
- 2000s 3,550
2000s
3,550 births
- 2010s
2010s
20,971 births
- 2020s
2020s
18,408 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 20,971 births (48% of all-time use).
How Emery 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 Emery's total volume
Emery by state
Where Emery concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5,611 | 12.8% |
| #2 | California | | 4,460 | 10.2% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 1,759 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 1,684 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 1,668 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 1,440 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Utah | | 1,309 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 1,253 | 2.9% |
5,611 of 43,837 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Emery appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emery's data
- Emery's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (20,971 total births) through the 2020s (18,408) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Emerys (5,611 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 Emery: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~119 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, 1906–2025 (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 Emery 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.