US rank #1141 Unisex name Peak 2024 1,151 births

Emrys — #1141 US boys' name

1,151 babies named Emrys in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s222010s5412020s583
#1141
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 92% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Emrys was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

184 babies were named Emrys in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emrys

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,151 babies named Emrys between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Emrys currently holds the #1141 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 184 babies received it in a single year. Emrys is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 309 additional births since 2010.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emrys performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 583 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Emrys shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 89 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Emrys in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emrys in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,151 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Emrys at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,151

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2024

184 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,141

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emrys popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
184
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
-50050100150200 20242021201820152012200920051997 5

Emrys popularity over time — girls

309 total births recorded since 2010 (Emrys as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 309 births
01020304050 20242022202020182016201420122010 7

Emrys by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
583 births that decade — 51% of Emrys's all-time total
1990s52000s222010s5412020s583

Emrys by state

Where Emrys concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emrys
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
89 7.7%
#2 Texas
63 5.5%
#3 Florida
51 4.4%
#4 New York
29 2.5%
#5 Washington
21 1.8%
#6 Pennsylvania
18 1.6%
#7 North Carolina
16 1.4%
#8 Colorado
13 1.1%
California share of Emrys's total US births 7.7%
Even split

89 of 1,151 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Emrys appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emrys?
1,151 babies have been named Emrys since 1997. It currently ranks #1141 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 184 births.
When was Emrys most popular?
Emrys was most popular in the 2020s decade with 583 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Emrys most popular?
The top states for the name Emrys are California (89 births), Texas (63 births), Florida (51 births).
Is Emrys a unisex name?
Yes, Emrys is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,151 births, and as a girl's name it has 309 births.
How long has the name Emrys been used?
Emrys has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emrys?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emre, Emry, Emran, Emrick, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.