How Many People Are Named Embry Williams?

There are approximately 5 people named Embry Williams living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Embry with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Williams. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 68,550,868 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Embry

Last Name

Williams

Est. Bearers 1,790,492

Census Rank #3

Per 100K 522.38

Rarity Very Common

Embry: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Embry. The peak year was 2010 with 75 births. The average person named Embry today is 12 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Embry

In the 2020 Census, the first name Embry was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (68.54%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (12.63%) and Hispanic (9.01%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Embry in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Embry rose or fell over time.

White

68.54%

Black

12.63%

Hispanic

9.01%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.82%

American Indian/Alaska Native

2.92%

Two or More Races

6.08%

Ancestry of the Williams Surname

The surname Williams was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Williams in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

43.82%

Black

46.22%

Hispanic

3.50%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.59%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.78%

Two or More Races

5.08%

How we calculated this

The first name "Embry" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Williams" appears at a rate of 522.38 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Embry are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 5 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Embry

Embry Smith Embry Johnson Embry Brown Embry Jones Embry Garcia

Other people with the surname Williams

Michael Williams James Williams John Williams David Williams Robert Williams William Williams Christopher Williams Joseph Williams

Embry Williams: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Embry Williams?

We estimate approximately 5 people named Embry Williams are alive in the United States today. The first name Embry is shared by 969 Americans, and the surname Williams is shared by 1,790,492.

How rare is the name Embry Williams?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. The first name Embry is very rare and the surname Williams is very common.

Is Embry a male or female name?

Embry is predominantly female, with 35.6% of bearers being male and 64.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 2010 and the average bearer today is 12 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Embry?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Embry was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (68.54%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (12.63%) and Hispanic (9.01%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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