US rank #2615 Girls' name Peak 2014 1,051 births

Emmery — #2615 US girls' name

1,051 babies named Emmery in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s352000s1902010s5652020s261
#2615
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Emmery was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

71 babies were named Emmery in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emmery

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,051 babies named Emmery between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emmery currently holds the #2615 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 71 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emmery performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 565 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Emmery shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 109 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Emmery in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emmery in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,051 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Emmery at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,051

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2014

71 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,615

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emmery popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
71
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
020406080 20242020201620122008200420001991 7

Emmery popularity over time — boys

44 total births recorded since 1920 (Emmery as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 44 births
4681012 2024202120182015201220101920 7

Emmery by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
565 births that decade — 54% of Emmery's all-time total
1990s352000s1902010s5652020s261

Emmery by state

Where Emmery concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emmery
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
109 10.4%
#2 Texas
97 9.2%
#3 Michigan
8 0.8%
#4 Washington
7 0.7%
#5 Colorado
6 0.6%
#6 Ohio
6 0.6%
#7 Oklahoma
6 0.6%
#8 Arizona
5 0.5%
California share of Emmery's total US births 10.4%
Even split

109 of 1,051 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Emmery appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emmery?
1,051 babies have been named Emmery since 1991. It currently ranks #2615 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 71 births.
When was Emmery most popular?
Emmery was most popular in the 2010s decade with 565 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Emmery most popular?
The top states for the name Emmery are California (109 births), Texas (97 births), Michigan (8 births).
How long has the name Emmery been used?
Emmery has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emmery?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emma, Emmy, Emmie, Emmalee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.