Emery is a familiar name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Emery is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #74 among girls (3,208) and #815 among boys (305) — overall #173 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,513 | 3,513 | #74 | #815 |
| 2024 | 3,512 | 3,512 | #70 | #820 |
| 2023 | 3,464 | 3,464 | #70 | #749 |
| 2022 | 3,330 | 3,330 | #82 | #727 |
| 2021 | 3,246 | 3,246 | #90 | #771 |
| 2020 | 3,314 | 3,314 | #89 | #739 |
| 2019 | 3,346 | 3,346 | #93 | #735 |
| 2018 | 3,309 | 3,309 | #94 | #774 |
| 2017 | 3,002 | 3,002 | #115 | #771 |
| 2016 | 2,761 | 2,761 | #130 | #718 |
| 2015 | 2,748 | 2,748 | #134 | #748 |
| 2014 | 2,413 | 2,413 | #162 | #687 |
| 2013 | 1,993 | 1,993 | #195 | #734 |
| 2012 | 1,852 | 1,852 | #211 | #649 |
| 2011 | 1,494 | 1,494 | #271 | #712 |
| 2010 | 1,335 | 1,335 | #313 | #737 |
| 2009 | 1,269 | 1,269 | #337 | #777 |
| 2008 | 983 | 983 | #467 | #745 |
| 2007 | 724 | 724 | #578 | #967 |
| 2006 | 533 | 533 | #781 | #1,016 |
| 2005 | 487 | 487 | #813 | #1,005 |
| 2004 | 329 | 329 | #1,104 | #1,238 |
| 2003 | 279 | 279 | #1,326 | #1,193 |
| 2002 | 230 | 230 | #1,435 | #1,361 |
| 2001 | 194 | 194 | #1,706 | #1,418 |
| 2000 | 187 | 187 | #1,710 | #1,470 |
| 1999 | 188 | 188 | #1,551 | #1,462 |
| 1998 | 171 | 171 | #1,742 | #1,423 |
| 1997 | 151 | — | #2,007 | #1,378 |
| 1996 | 144 | — | #1,920 | #1,468 |
| 1995 | 127 | — | #2,636 | #1,317 |
| 1994 | 126 | — | #2,996 | #1,246 |
| 1993 | 113 | — | #3,012 | #1,324 |
| 1992 | 135 | — | #2,697 | #1,168 |
| 1991 | 102 | — | #3,968 | #1,283 |
| 1990 | 103 | — | #3,647 | #1,290 |
| 1989 | 108 | — | #3,706 | #1,188 |
| 1988 | 100 | — | #4,706 | #1,100 |
| 1987 | 106 | — | #4,169 | #1,026 |
| 1986 | 99 | — | #3,921 | #1,057 |
| 1985 | 95 | — | #4,177 | #1,059 |
| 1984 | 85 | — | #4,373 | #1,086 |
| 1983 | 91 | — | #3,992 | #1,041 |
| 1982 | 94 | — | #5,643 | #995 |
| 1981 | 93 | — | #5,999 | #1,005 |
| 1980 | 73 | — | #7,612 | #1,127 |
| 1979 | 102 | — | #5,856 | #922 |
| 1978 | 75 | — | #5,664 | #1,088 |
| 1977 | 81 | — | #6,493 | #1,016 |
| 1976 | 73 | — | — | #974 |
| 1975 | 82 | — | #8,292 | #941 |
| 1974 | 72 | — | #4,533 | #1,075 |
| 1973 | 81 | — | — | #890 |
| 1972 | 77 | — | #8,647 | #955 |
| 1971 | 78 | — | — | #923 |
| 1970 | 69 | — | — | #970 |
| 1969 | 91 | — | — | #809 |
| 1968 | 90 | — | — | #781 |
| 1967 | 70 | — | — | #859 |
| 1966 | 81 | — | — | #809 |
| 1965 | 107 | — | — | #717 |
| 1964 | 125 | — | — | #689 |
| 1963 | 121 | — | — | #707 |
| 1962 | 150 | — | #6,863 | #645 |
| 1961 | 121 | — | — | #694 |
| 1960 | 151 | — | #5,327 | #650 |
| 1959 | 112 | — | #6,532 | #739 |
| 1958 | 99 | — | — | #741 |
| 1957 | 136 | — | #4,320 | #678 |
| 1956 | 147 | — | — | #629 |
| 1955 | 130 | — | — | #648 |
| 1954 | 130 | — | — | #643 |
| 1953 | 122 | — | — | #645 |
| 1952 | 139 | — | — | #596 |
| 1951 | 146 | — | — | #567 |
| 1950 | 128 | — | — | #604 |
| 1949 | 143 | — | #5,477 | #574 |
| 1948 | 141 | — | — | #562 |
| 1947 | 144 | — | — | #564 |
| 1946 | 121 | — | — | #582 |
| 1945 | 121 | — | — | #544 |
| 1944 | 111 | — | — | #581 |
| 1943 | 131 | — | — | #545 |
| 1942 | 166 | — | #4,844 | #483 |
| 1941 | 151 | — | — | #478 |
| 1940 | 144 | — | — | #481 |
| 1939 | 168 | — | #3,903 | #451 |
| 1938 | 163 | — | #3,979 | #461 |
| 1937 | 141 | — | — | #479 |
| 1936 | 143 | — | — | #471 |
| 1935 | 181 | — | — | #408 |
| 1934 | 178 | — | — | #418 |
| 1933 | 161 | — | — | #435 |
| 1932 | 163 | — | — | #443 |
| 1931 | 177 | — | — | #425 |
| 1930 | 194 | — | — | #424 |
| 1929 | 214 | — | #4,224 | #404 |
| 1928 | 233 | — | #4,939 | #393 |
| 1927 | 226 | — | #4,454 | #405 |
| 1926 | 229 | — | #4,465 | #397 |
| 1925 | 254 | — | #5,212 | #378 |
| 1924 | 268 | — | — | #367 |
| 1923 | 255 | — | #4,093 | #378 |
| 1922 | 282 | — | #4,616 | #355 |
| 1921 | 292 | — | — | #345 |
| 1920 | 288 | — | #5,210 | #351 |
| 1919 | 304 | — | — | #321 |
| 1918 | 278 | — | #4,447 | #352 |
| 1917 | 292 | — | #4,807 | #318 |
| 1916 | 266 | — | — | #323 |
| 1915 | 274 | — | — | #308 |
| 1914 | 211 | — | — | #311 |
| 1913 | 171 | — | — | #305 |
| 1912 | 137 | — | — | #314 |
| 1911 | 70 | — | — | #325 |
| 1910 | 55 | — | — | #333 |
| 1909 | 47 | — | — | #340 |
| 1908 | 48 | — | — | #321 |
| 1907 | 43 | — | — | #326 |
| 1906 | 39 | — | #2,041 | #356 |
| 1905 | 45 | — | — | #301 |
| 1904 | 30 | — | — | #372 |
| 1903 | 35 | — | — | #320 |
| 1902 | 39 | — | — | #308 |
| 1901 | 35 | — | — | #297 |
| 1900 | 42 | — | — | #330 |
| 1899 | 38 | — | — | #282 |
| 1898 | 48 | — | — | #258 |
| 1897 | 45 | — | — | #262 |
| 1896 | 41 | — | — | #288 |
| 1895 | 37 | — | — | #297 |
| 1894 | 40 | — | — | #280 |
| 1893 | 51 | — | — | #242 |
| 1892 | 48 | — | — | #259 |
| 1891 | 37 | — | — | #266 |
| 1890 | 34 | — | — | #296 |
| 1889 | 42 | — | — | #254 |
| 1888 | 37 | — | — | #291 |
| 1887 | 33 | — | — | #289 |
| 1886 | 44 | — | — | #256 |
| 1885 | 41 | — | — | #259 |
| 1884 | 51 | — | — | #236 |
| 1883 | 43 | — | — | #250 |
| 1882 | 53 | — | — | #226 |
| 1881 | 53 | — | — | #209 |
| 1880 | 52 | — | — | #227 |