Emory
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Emory
Less popular than Emery, this name also attributes to Emory University. Both spellings of the name lean more heavily to the girls' side, but this one is not quite as unbalanced.
Emory for boys#883 US
Emory is used about 40 percent of the time for baby boys, while with Emery, it's only a bit over 10 percent.
Emory for girls#339 US
A child will find this name is neat, easy to pronounce, and able to fit in with the crowd.
Emory or Emery nudge the popular Emma, Emily, and Emilia toward the gender-neutral side. Interestingly, Emery is nearly 90 percent female, but Emory is more like 60-40 in favor of the girls.
Pronounced EM-uh-ree.
As of October 2026, Emory ranked #883 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #240 in 1881, Nameberry popularity #636.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #864 | 255 | #742 | 377 |
| 2015 | #830 | 271 | #626 | 456 |
| 2016 | #835 | 271 | #655 | 448 |
| 2017 | #807 | 282 | #633 | 466 |
| 2018 | #789 | 288 | #476 | 657 |
| 2019 | #803 | 286 | #481 | 653 |
| 2020 | #819 | 281 | #445 | 693 |
| 2021 | #819 | 293 | #479 | 654 |
| 2022 | #849 | 287 | #468 | 679 |
| 2023 | #831 | 295 | #367 | 838 |
| 2024 | #884 | 271 | #330 | 940 |
| 2025 | #883 | 269 | #339 | 899 |
World rankings
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- Emory BlakeBoy
American NFL player
- Wyatt Emory CooperBoy
American author/screenwriter
- Emory JoAnn Tyrell (b. 2018)Girl
daughter of singer Hillary Scott, twin of sister Betsy Mack
Emory in pop culture
- Peter EmoryBoy
character from TV series "American Gothic"
- Erwin "Whistler" EmoryBoy
character from the movie "Sneakers"
- Emory DickBoy
male character from TV series "Popular"
- Emory UniversityBoth
private research university in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Emory ChapaGirl
character in "Keep Her Safe" by Sophie Hannah