Unisex name · since 2003
Emrey
Emrey has 268 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,919 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,609 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 268
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Emrey is the #12609 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 268 recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Emrey recorded 268 times among girls since 2003, holding rank #12609 nationally today, ahead of 27% 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 2003 to 2025.
- #16,919 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,609 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 268 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emrey ranks #16,919 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,609 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 268 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,919 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,609 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 268
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emrey's 268 recorded births place it above 76.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Emrey compares
268 43rd 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
Emrey's all-time total is 29% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emrey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 268 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emrey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emrey splits its recorded history at 2015: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emrey popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Emrey popularity over time - boys
34 total births recorded since 2009 (Emrey as boys' name)
Emrey by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (160 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Emrey's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Emrey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
160 births
- 2020s
2020s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 160 births (60% of all-time use).
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What to do with Emrey's data
- Emrey's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (160 total births) through the 2020s (74) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Emrey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
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 Emrey 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.