Emmerich
Emmerich is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Emmerich
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Emmerich is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Emmerich
Emmerich first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2007, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 24 Emmerichs were born — ranking #4,199 that year. As of 2026, Emmerich ranks #5,659 for baby boys with 16 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 281 Emmerichs 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 Emmerich
Emmerich is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 281 births in the dataset. Emmerich's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #4,199. Use the chart and map above to compare Emmerich'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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