first name
EMERY
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 33,516 people named Emery, 70.9% reported their origin as White, 12.1% as Hispanic or Latino and 7.7% as Black. 71.3% are female. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Emery peaked in 2025, when 3,513 babies got the name.
At least 64,249 babies have been given the name since 1880. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Emery by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #181. The largest share of babies named Emery, 62.2%, were born in 2013 or later.
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Emery is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Emery has been most common in Utah (3×), Idaho (2×), and Arizona (1.8×), and least common in District of Columbia (0.16×).
55,368 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Emery
Spelled almost the same
7 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Emery, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Emery ranks #1,416 of 156,621, with 24,499 people. See Emery as a last name
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