How Many People Are Named Emmery?
An estimated 1,079 people in the United States have the first name Emmery. It is predominantly female (96.0%). The average bearer is 12 years old, and Emmery peaked in popularity in 2015 with 72 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emmery 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 Emmery paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Emmery is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,079
About 1 in 317,659 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
96.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2015
72 births
Total Registered
1,095
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emmery
Emmery is predominantly female (96.0%), though 44 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Emmery as a male name
Ranked #12,812 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (10 births)
Emmery as a female name
Ranked #2,606 in 2024
67 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (71 births)
Emmery: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emmery span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 587 babies were registered. While Emmery is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Emmery by Decade
How has Emmery 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.
Emmery by State
Birth registrations for Emmery span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Michigan. The lowest are in South Dakota, Indiana, Illinois. On average, about 24 Emmerys were registered per state.
Emmery + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emmery as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Emmery: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emmery?
We estimate approximately 1,079 people named Emmery 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 317,659 Americans share this first name.
Is Emmery a common name?
Emmery is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,095 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emmery most popular?
Emmery reached peak popularity in 2015, when 72 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emmery is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emmery a female name?
Emmery is predominantly female. 96.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emmery Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emmery Smith, Emmery Johnson, Emmery 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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