Emeri
Emery is both a given name and an English and French surname.
Meaning & Origin of Emeri
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Emery is both a given name and an English and French surname.
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The Story of Emeri
As a girl name
Emeri first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1991, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 181 Emeris were born — ranking #1,268 that year. As of 2026, Emeri ranks #1,445 for girls with 152 births, gradually rising (+9%). In total, more than 3K Emeris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Emeri first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2007, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 23 Emeris were born — ranking #4,453 that year. As of 2026, Emeri ranks #5,657 for boys with 16 births, rising sharply (+73% over the past five years). In total, more than 158 Emeris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Emeri
Emeri is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Emeri's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #1,268. Use the chart and map above to compare Emeri'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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