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Emrys
OriginWelsh
Meaning"immortal"
About Emrys
Traditionally a masculine name in Wales where it is used as a form of the saintly Ambrose and as an epithet for the wizard Merlin, Emrys has seen increased use for girls in the US in recent years. Much like the Welsh Emlyn, that soft "Em-" sound combined with the "-iss" ending of Lois, Mavis, and Caris, has led to 41 girls receiving the name in the latest stats.
Currently in the England and Wales Top 500 for boys, Emrys didn't even make the stats for girls. In the US, however, girls made up about 20% of all babies called Emrys.
Pronounced EM-ris.
As of October 2026, Emrys ranked #4483 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3705 in 2024.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #4,926 | 26 | 16.1 |
| 2021 | #3,820 | 39 | 23.8 |
| 2022 | #4,141 | 35 | 21.3 |
| 2023 | #4,592 | 30 | 18.7 |
| 2024 | #3,705 | 41 | 25.3 |
| 2025 | #4,483 | 31 | 19.3 |
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