Unisex name · since 1997
Emrys
Emrys has 1,310 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,329 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,262 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,310
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,310 babies have been named Emrys since 1997, making it today's #1262 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emrys has been recorded 1,310 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #1262 nationally and more common than 91% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #4,329 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,262 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,310 born since 1997
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emrys ranks #4,329 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,262 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,310 born since 1997, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,329 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,262 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,310
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Emrys's 1,310 recorded births place it above 90.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Emrys compares
1,310 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Emrys's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emrys | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,310 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 185 | 34 | 22,252 |
Emrys's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emrys splits its recorded history at 2015: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 185 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emrys popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 185
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Emrys popularity over time - girls
341 total births recorded since 2010 (Emrys as girls' name)
Emrys by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (741 births, 57% of the file).
2020s was Emrys's strongest decade.
741 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Emrys births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
542 births
- 2020s
2020s
741 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 741 births (57% of all-time use).
How Emrys 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 Emrys's total volume
Emrys by state
Where Emrys concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 104 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 72 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 61 | 4.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 38 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Washington | | 26 | 2.0% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 25 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 25 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 19 | 1.5% |
104 of 1,310 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Emrys appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Emryss (104 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Emrys: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Emrys 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.