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Emory

“Variant of Emery — Vigorous ruler, or ruler of the home” — Germanic origin

Boy's name · #883 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Emory has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #237 (1881) · 18,970 babies named Emory all-time · 1 in 6,300 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 12,000 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 17,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 23 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Emorys

• Emory Cohen — American actor
• Emory Clark — American rower
• Emory Tate — American chess player (1958–2015)
• Emory Johnson — American actor, director, producer, and writer (1894-1960)
• Emory Leon Chaffee — American physicist

In stories & tradition

• Emory Erickson — Star Trek: Enterprise

What Emorys become

Among 102 notable people named Emory:

Lawyers & judges appear 3.01× more often than among typical names — e.g. Emory Speer, American politician, soldier and lawyer (1848-1918).

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