Girls' name · since 2005

Emmory

Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 192 babies named Emmory, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#20,243 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,695 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
192
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade

192 babies have been named Emmory since 2005, making it today's #8695 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Emmory recorded 192 times among girls since 2005, holding rank #8695 nationally today, ahead of 50% 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 2005 to 2025.

  • #20,243 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #8,695 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 192 born since 2005
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmory ranks #20,243 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,695 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 192 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.

#20,243 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,695 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
192
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%49.7%
Emmory vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Emmory's 192 recorded births place it above 71.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Emmory compares

192 36th percentile among 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

Emmory's all-time total is 49% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Emmory Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 192 376 567,345
Peak-year births 18 21 19,840

Emmory's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Emmory's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Emmory popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
18
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
05101520 20052008201220152018202120242025 12

Emmory popularity over time - boys

5 total births recorded since 2016 (Emmory as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 2016 5

Emmory by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (87 births, 45% of the file).

2010s was Emmory's strongest decade.

87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Emmory births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 87 births (45% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Emmory by state

Where Emmory concentrates geographically, total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Emmory
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 5.2%
Texas share of Emmory's total US births 5.2%

10 of 192 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emmory?
Emmory has been given to 192 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #20,243 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #8,695 of 17,297. 18 babies were born in 2013, its single highest year.
Where does Emmory sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmory ranks #20,243 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,695 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Emmory most popular?
Emmory was most popular in the 2010s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Emmory most popular?
The top states for the name Emmory are Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Emmory been used?
The SSA has tracked Emmory since 2005 -- 21 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Emmory?
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.

What to do with Emmory's data

  • Emmory's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (87 total births) through the 2020s (70) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Emmorys (10 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.

Keep exploring Emmory

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Emmory: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2005–2025 (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 Emmory 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.