How Many People Are Named Emmerich?
An estimated 246 people in the United States have the first name Emmerich. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Emmerich peaked in popularity in 2016 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emmerich as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Emmerich paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
246
About 1 in 1,393,310 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2016
24 births
Total Registered
248
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emmerich
Emmerich is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 248 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Emmerich as a male name
Ranked #5,493 in 2024
17 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (24 births)
Emmerich: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emmerich span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 150 babies were registered. While Emmerich is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Emmerich by Decade
How has Emmerich tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Emmerich + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emmerich as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Emmerich: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emmerich?
We estimate approximately 246 people named Emmerich are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,393,310 Americans share this first name.
Is Emmerich a common name?
Emmerich is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 248 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emmerich most popular?
Emmerich reached peak popularity in 2016, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emmerich is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emmerich a male name?
Emmerich is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emmerich Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emmerich Smith, Emmerich Johnson, Emmerich Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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