Unisex name · since 1993

Emry

2,368 babies named Emry in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,202 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,426 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,368
born since 1993
2010s
peak decade

Emry currently ranks #1426 among unisex names in America, with 2,368 babies recorded since 1993.

Emry has 2,368 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1426 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.

  • #4,202 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,426 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,368 born since 1993
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emry ranks #4,202 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,426 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,368 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.

#4,202 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,426 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,368
born since 1993
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%91.7%
Emry vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Emry's 2,368 recorded births place it above 94.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

27 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Emry compares

2,368 Top 21% higher than 79% 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

Emry's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Emry Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,368 376 567,345
Peak-year births 169 21 19,840

Emry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Emry's full recorded timeline at 2011, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 169 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Emry popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
169
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
050100150200 19932001200520092013201720212025 152

Emry popularity over time - boys

958 total births recorded since 1881 (Emry as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 958 births
0204060 18811919192820022008201420202025 43

Emry by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (1,246 births, 53% of the file).

2010s was Emry's strongest decade.

1,246 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Emry births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,246 births (53% of all-time use).

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

How Emry 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 Emry's total volume

Emry vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -30, 6.2%-45, 6.8%-146, 2.7%-89, 2.7%-139, 4%-32, 5.8%-41, 5.2%-62, 4.9%-48, 5.3%-110, 4.5%-65, 4.3%-85, 6.8%-58, 9.9%-34, 6.9%-23, 8.3%Emry-33, 7.1%Emry
Emry vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Emry by state

Where Emry concentrates geographically, total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emry
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
283 12.0%
#2 California
148 6.3%
#3 Utah
72 3.0%
#4 Ohio
71 3.0%
#5 Oklahoma
54 2.3%
#6 Washington
53 2.2%
#7 Arizona
42 1.8%
#8 North Carolina
37 1.6%
Texas share of Emry's total US births 12.0%
Even split

283 of 2,368 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Emry appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emry?
Since 1993, Social Security records show 2,368 babies named Emry. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #4,202 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #1,426 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2017, with 169 births.
Where does Emry sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emry ranks #4,202 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,426 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 Emry most popular?
Emry was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,246 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Emry most popular?
The top states for the name Emry are Texas (283 births), California (148 births), Utah (72 births).
Is Emry a unisex name?
Yes, Emry is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 2,368 births, and as a boy's name it has 958 births.
How long has the name Emry been used?
Emry has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 33 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Emry?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emrie, Emree, Emryn, Emri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Emry's data

  • Emry's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,246 total births) through the 2020s (768) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Emrys (283 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 Emry

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Emry: 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, 1993–2025 (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 Emry 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.