Emry
Emry is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:Elizabeth Emry (1923–1995), American baseball player L. K. Emry (1911–1992), American politician and labor leader from Nebraska Shea Emry, Canadian football player Emry Arthur (1902–1967), American musician Emry Pere, New Zealand rugby league footballer
Meaning & Origin of Emry
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Emry is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:Elizabeth Emry (1923–1995), American baseball player L. K. Emry (1911–1992), American politician and labor leader from Nebraska Shea Emry, Canadian football player Emry Arthur (1902–1967), American musician Emry Pere, New Zealand rugby league footballer
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The Story of Emry
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Emry as a girl name dates back to 1993, when 9 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 169 newborns named Emry — #1,364 in the national rankings. About 51% of every Emry on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Emry ranks #1,832 for girls with 110 births, falling sharply (-20%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Emry first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1881, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2024: 54 births, good for #2,497 nationwide. About 41% of every Emry on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Emry ranks #2,575 for boys with 52 births, gradually rising (+11%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Emry
Emry is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Emry's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #1,364. Use the chart and map above to compare Emry'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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