Emre
Emre is a popular Turkish male given name that means "lover" and/or "friend". It is also a surname in Turkey.
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Emre
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Emre is a popular Turkish male given name that means "lover" and/or "friend". It is also a surname in Turkey.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
The Story of Emre
American parents first put Emre on the record books as a baby boy name in 1978, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 43 Emres were born — ranking #2,787 that year. About 33% of every Emre on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Emre ranks #3,724 for baby boys with 30 births, holding steady (-5%). All told, over 999 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Emre
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Names that sound like Emre
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About the name Emre
Emre is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 999 births in the dataset. Emre's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #2,579. Use the chart and map above to compare Emre'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.