Embry
The Story of Embry
As a girl name
American parents first put Embry on the record books as a girl name in 2003, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 65 Embrys were born — ranking #2,647 that year. About 63% of every Embry on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Embry ranks #4,268 for girls with 33 births, falling sharply (-29%). All told, over 753 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Embry on the record books as a boy name in 1898, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 39 Embrys were born — ranking #2,958 that year. About 47% of every Embry on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Embry last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 379 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Embry
Embry is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 753 births in the dataset. Embry's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #2,647. Use the chart and map above to compare Embry's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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