Emory is an established name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Emory is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #883 among boys (269) and #339 among girls (899) — overall #567 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,168 | 1,168 | #339 | #883 |
| 2024 | 1,212 | 1,212 | #333 | #883 |
| 2023 | 1,136 | 1,136 | #366 | #831 |
| 2022 | 966 | 966 | #468 | #849 |
| 2021 | 947 | 947 | #479 | #819 |
| 2020 | 974 | 974 | #446 | #820 |
| 2019 | 939 | 939 | #481 | #803 |
| 2018 | 945 | 945 | #476 | #789 |
| 2017 | 748 | 748 | #633 | #807 |
| 2016 | 720 | 720 | #655 | #835 |
| 2015 | 727 | 727 | #626 | #830 |
| 2014 | 632 | 632 | #742 | #865 |
| 2013 | 571 | 571 | #798 | #899 |
| 2012 | 509 | 509 | #881 | #972 |
| 2011 | 426 | 426 | #1,000 | #1,073 |
| 2010 | 415 | 415 | #1,079 | #1,049 |
| 2009 | 418 | 418 | #1,027 | #1,122 |
| 2008 | 348 | 348 | #1,184 | #1,307 |
| 2007 | 330 | 330 | #1,359 | #1,162 |
| 2006 | 275 | 275 | #1,582 | #1,206 |
| 2005 | 213 | 213 | #1,935 | #1,326 |
| 2004 | 239 | 239 | #1,632 | #1,257 |
| 2003 | 191 | 191 | #1,864 | #1,432 |
| 2002 | 169 | 169 | #2,067 | #1,475 |
| 2001 | 153 | 153 | #2,178 | #1,550 |
| 2000 | 149 | 149 | #2,789 | #1,324 |
| 1999 | 137 | 137 | #2,210 | #1,584 |
| 1998 | 142 | 142 | #2,287 | #1,424 |
| 1997 | 111 | — | #2,672 | #1,584 |
| 1996 | 106 | — | #3,314 | #1,446 |
| 1995 | 112 | — | #2,890 | #1,407 |
| 1994 | 102 | — | #3,472 | #1,401 |
| 1993 | 94 | — | #3,709 | #1,448 |
| 1992 | 77 | — | #4,735 | #1,580 |
| 1991 | 83 | — | #3,969 | #1,531 |
| 1990 | 75 | — | #6,231 | #1,439 |
| 1989 | 65 | — | #10,017 | #1,439 |
| 1988 | 69 | — | #6,388 | #1,378 |
| 1987 | 53 | — | — | #1,390 |
| 1986 | 60 | — | #8,814 | #1,348 |
| 1985 | 59 | — | #7,129 | #1,377 |
| 1984 | 65 | — | #6,020 | #1,255 |
| 1983 | 55 | — | #9,376 | #1,334 |
| 1982 | 84 | — | #8,498 | #1,032 |
| 1981 | 73 | — | #8,382 | #1,128 |
| 1980 | 85 | — | #8,402 | #1,027 |
| 1979 | 73 | — | #10,662 | #1,077 |
| 1978 | 64 | — | — | #1,089 |
| 1977 | 58 | — | #8,763 | #1,225 |
| 1976 | 61 | — | — | #1,071 |
| 1975 | 58 | — | — | #1,104 |
| 1974 | 70 | — | — | #982 |
| 1973 | 73 | — | — | #945 |
| 1972 | 63 | — | — | #1,018 |
| 1971 | 90 | — | — | #862 |
| 1970 | 83 | — | — | #888 |
| 1969 | 97 | — | — | #786 |
| 1968 | 90 | — | — | #782 |
| 1967 | 81 | — | — | #806 |
| 1966 | 109 | — | — | #711 |
| 1965 | 94 | — | #6,815 | #787 |
| 1964 | 149 | — | — | #638 |
| 1963 | 140 | — | — | #658 |
| 1962 | 124 | — | — | #692 |
| 1961 | 123 | — | — | #690 |
| 1960 | 130 | — | — | #689 |
| 1959 | 135 | — | — | #660 |
| 1958 | 108 | — | — | #716 |
| 1957 | 153 | — | #6,349 | #633 |
| 1956 | 133 | — | — | #657 |
| 1955 | 147 | — | #5,386 | #625 |
| 1954 | 170 | — | — | #560 |
| 1953 | 160 | — | — | #565 |
| 1952 | 143 | — | — | #583 |
| 1951 | 139 | — | — | #589 |
| 1950 | 168 | — | #5,537 | #530 |
| 1949 | 150 | — | — | #544 |
| 1948 | 202 | — | — | #470 |
| 1947 | 176 | — | — | #512 |
| 1946 | 184 | — | — | #474 |
| 1945 | 158 | — | — | #475 |
| 1944 | 179 | — | — | #453 |
| 1943 | 198 | — | #3,591 | #457 |
| 1942 | 210 | — | #4,263 | #430 |
| 1941 | 180 | — | #4,611 | #445 |
| 1940 | 191 | — | #4,544 | #429 |
| 1939 | 183 | — | #4,441 | #426 |
| 1938 | 170 | — | — | #441 |
| 1937 | 186 | — | — | #417 |
| 1936 | 197 | — | — | #390 |
| 1935 | 180 | — | #3,900 | #425 |
| 1934 | 165 | — | — | #440 |
| 1933 | 194 | — | #3,883 | #394 |
| 1932 | 227 | — | — | #369 |
| 1931 | 223 | — | #4,534 | #379 |
| 1930 | 209 | — | #3,775 | #412 |
| 1929 | 229 | — | #4,226 | #387 |
| 1928 | 237 | — | #3,264 | #394 |
| 1927 | 227 | — | — | #398 |
| 1926 | 231 | — | #3,998 | #395 |
| 1925 | 270 | — | #3,788 | #366 |
| 1924 | 263 | — | — | #372 |
| 1923 | 243 | — | — | #380 |
| 1922 | 269 | — | #4,618 | #371 |
| 1921 | 266 | — | #5,357 | #376 |
| 1920 | 308 | — | — | #335 |
| 1919 | 234 | — | #3,070 | #391 |
| 1918 | 226 | — | — | #395 |
| 1917 | 243 | — | #4,812 | #361 |
| 1916 | 229 | — | — | #355 |
| 1915 | 231 | — | #3,925 | #358 |
| 1914 | 189 | — | — | #336 |
| 1913 | 151 | — | — | #332 |
| 1912 | 117 | — | — | #353 |
| 1911 | 74 | — | — | #314 |
| 1910 | 55 | — | — | #334 |
| 1909 | 57 | — | — | #303 |
| 1908 | 42 | — | — | #350 |
| 1907 | 52 | — | — | #298 |
| 1906 | 39 | — | — | #331 |
| 1905 | 43 | — | — | #309 |
| 1904 | 42 | — | — | #302 |
| 1903 | 32 | — | — | #342 |
| 1902 | 58 | — | — | #242 |
| 1901 | 44 | — | — | #259 |
| 1900 | 52 | — | — | #287 |
| 1899 | 41 | — | — | #272 |
| 1898 | 37 | — | — | #317 |
| 1897 | 39 | — | — | #292 |
| 1896 | 46 | — | — | #267 |
| 1895 | 42 | — | — | #275 |
| 1894 | 40 | — | — | #281 |
| 1893 | 27 | — | — | #341 |
| 1892 | 38 | — | — | #300 |
| 1891 | 23 | — | — | #359 |
| 1890 | 29 | — | — | #323 |
| 1889 | 37 | — | — | #277 |
| 1888 | 35 | — | — | #304 |
| 1887 | 33 | — | — | #290 |
| 1886 | 37 | — | — | #280 |
| 1885 | 34 | — | — | #285 |
| 1884 | 38 | — | — | #280 |
| 1883 | 38 | — | — | #267 |
| 1882 | 38 | — | — | #279 |
| 1881 | 42 | — | — | #240 |
| 1880 | 40 | — | — | #267 |