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“Variant of Emery — Vigorous ruler, or ruler of the home” — Germanic origin
Boy's name · #883 in the US (2025) · Heirloom
Emory is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1881, when it ranked #240. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 19,000 boys since 1880, ranked #883 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. For most of its history Emory was mostly a boys' name; since around 2007 most babies named Emory have been girls.
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.
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).
Similar names: Emery · Charley · Emil · Harry · Luther · Emmitt
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