Unisex name · since 1880
Emory
Emory has 18,970 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #852 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #885 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,970
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Emory currently ranks #885 among unisex names in America, with 18,970 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emory has been recorded 18,970 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #885 nationally and more common than 94% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #852 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #885 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 18,970 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emory ranks #852 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #885 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 18,970 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #852 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #885 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,970
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Emory's 18,970 recorded births place it above 98.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Emory compares
18,970 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Emory's all-time total is 51x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emory | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 18,970 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 308 | 34 | 22,252 |
Emory's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emory's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1891, with only 23 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 308, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emory popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 308
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Emory popularity over time - girls
10,792 total births recorded since 1915 (Emory as girls' name)
Emory by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,502 births, 13% of the file).
1920s was Emory's strongest decade.
2,502 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Emory births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 372
1880s
372 births
- 1890s 362
1890s
362 births
- 1900s 461
1900s
461 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,728 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,502 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,905 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,804 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,440 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,132 births
- 1970s 682
1970s
682 births
- 1980s 595
1980s
595 births
- 1990s 664
1990s
664 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,176 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,450 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,697 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,502 births (13% of all-time use).
How Emory compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Emory's total volume
Emory by state
Where Emory concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 3,292 | 17.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 1,227 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,072 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 1,049 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 840 | 4.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 643 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 597 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 527 | 2.8% |
3,292 of 18,970 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Emory appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emory's data
- Emory's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (2,502 total births) through the 2020s (1,697) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Emorys (3,292 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Emory: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Emory 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.