Emry
A variant of the name Emily, from the German feminine name Emilia meaning "industrious" or "competitive".
Name Census estimates that about 3,018 living Americans carry the first name Emry. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 70.8% of registrations being female. The average person named Emry today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Emry births was 2017 (212 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Emry. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Emry with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Emry is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 11 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
3.0K
~ 1 in 113,570 Americans
Peak year
2017
212 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,773
Tracked since 1881
Census
Emry in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,114 people with the first name Emry, which placed it at #7,270 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#7,270
National first-name rank
People counted
2.1K
2,114 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.7
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
72.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Emry
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Emry is White at 72.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (12.3%) and Two or More Races (6.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Emry described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Emry at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White72.9% · 1,542
- Hispanic or Latino12.3% · 259
- Two or more races6.8% · 144
- Black or African American5.6% · 119
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 27
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 23
Gender
Gender distribution for Emry
Emry is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 3,128 total registrations, 914 (29.2%) were male and 2,214 (70.8%) were female.
Emry as a male name
- Ranked #2,502 in 2024
- 54 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (54 births)
Emry as a female name
- Ranked #1,773 in 2024
- 113 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2017 (169 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Emry on both sides of the split. Of the 2,117 people counted with this name, 611 were male (28.9%) and 1,506 were female (71.1%).
Popularity
Emry: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Emry from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 1,663 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Emry remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Emry by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Emry during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Emrys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 28 states and territories. Texas, California, Ohio recorded the most babies named Emry, while Arkansas, New York, Alabama recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 37 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Emry
The name Emry is a relatively modern English name, believed to have originated in the late 20th century. Its precise origins and meaning are somewhat unclear, but it is thought to be a variation or combination of the names Emily and Mary.
Emily is a name with roots in the Latin name Aemilia, which derived from the Roman family name Aemilius. The Aemilii were a prominent patrician family in ancient Rome. The name Aemilia is believed to come from the Latin word "aemulus," meaning "rival." Mary, on the other hand, is a biblical name originating from the Hebrew Miryam, which may have meant "bitter" or "beloved."
While Emry does not appear to have any direct historical references or mentions in ancient texts or scriptures, it is a relatively new name that has gained popularity in recent decades. Some of the earliest recorded examples of the name Emry can be found in birth records from the late 20th century.
One of the earliest notable individuals with the name Emry is Emry Merrill, an American baseball player who was born in 1983. Another individual with this name is Emry Cotton, an American artist and illustrator born in 1991.
Other individuals who have carried the name Emry include Emry Kelley, an American football player born in 1986, and Emry Stafford, an American singer and songwriter born in 1995. Additionally, there is Emry Haines, an American author and novelist born in 1988.
While the name Emry may not have a long and storied history, it has gained a following in recent years and has been bestowed upon individuals from various walks of life, including athletes, artists, and writers. As a relatively modern name, its popularity and usage may continue to evolve in the years to come.
People
Emry + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Emry as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Emry: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emry?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,018 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Emry going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 113,570 US residents.
Is Emry a common name?
We classify Emry as "Rare". It ranks above 95.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,128 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Emry most popular?
The single biggest year for Emry was 2017, when 212 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Emry is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Emry in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,114 people with the name Emry, or 0.70 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,270 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Emry in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Emry?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Emry on both sides of the split. Of the 2,117 people counted with this name, 611 were male (28.9%) and 1,506 were female (71.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Emry?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Emry is White at 72.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (12.3%) and Two or More Races (6.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Emry most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Emry in the 2020 Census, accounting for 72.9% (1,542 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Emry in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Emry a female name?
Yes, 70.8% of people registered as Emry in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Emry still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Emry in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Emry can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Emry?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Emry at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.