Emyr
Emyr is a name with a single cultural origin: Welsh.
- Welsh
Meaning & Origin of Emyr
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Emyr is a name with a single cultural origin: Welsh.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Welsh
The Story of Emyr
American parents first put Emyr on the record books as a baby boy name in 2007, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 22 Emyrs were born — ranking #4,590 that year. About 81% of every Emyr on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Emyr ranks #4,590 for baby boys with 22 births, rising sharply (+88% over the past five years). All told, over 150 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Emyr
Emyr is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 150 births in the dataset. Emyr's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #4,590. Use the chart and map above to compare Emyr'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.