Is Emory a boy or girl name?
Emory is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 940 girls and 271 boys were named Emory, so 77.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 34.6% of the 28,589 US babies named Emory were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #884
- Girl rank, 2024
- #330
- Babies named Emory since 1880
- 28,589
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,211 babies
Boys and girls named Emory, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 372 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 362 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 461 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,728 | 21 | 1.2% |
| 1920s | 2,502 | 41 | 1.6% |
| 1930s | 1,905 | 29 | 1.5% |
| 1940s | 1,804 | 24 | 1.3% |
| 1950s | 1,440 | 16 | 1.1% |
| 1960s | 1,132 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 682 | 11 | 1.6% |
| 1980s | 595 | 73 | 10.9% |
| 1990s | 664 | 375 | 36.1% |
| 2000s | 1,176 | 1,309 | 52.7% |
| 2010s | 2,450 | 4,181 | 63.1% |
| 2020s | 1,427 | 3,804 | 72.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 271 | #884 | 940 | #330 |
| 2023 | 295 | #831 | 838 | #367 |
| 2022 | 287 | #849 | 679 | #468 |
| 2021 | 293 | #819 | 654 | #479 |
| 2020 | 281 | #819 | 693 | #445 |
| 2019 | 286 | #803 | 653 | #481 |
| 2018 | 288 | #789 | 657 | #476 |
| 2017 | 282 | #807 | 466 | #633 |
| 2016 | 271 | #835 | 448 | #655 |
| 2015 | 271 | #830 | 456 | #626 |
| 2014 | 255 | #864 | 377 | #742 |
| 2013 | 232 | #899 | 339 | #798 |
| 2012 | 207 | #972 | 302 | #881 |
| 2011 | 174 | #1,073 | 252 | #1,000 |
| 2010 | 184 | #1,049 | 231 | #1,079 |
| 2009 | 165 | #1,121 | 253 | #1,027 |
| 2008 | 133 | #1,307 | 215 | #1,184 |
| 2007 | 152 | #1,161 | 178 | #1,359 |
| 2006 | 139 | #1,206 | 136 | #1,582 |
| 2005 | 114 | #1,326 | 99 | #1,935 |
| 2004 | 120 | #1,257 | 119 | #1,631 |
| 2003 | 92 | #1,432 | 99 | #1,864 |
| 2002 | 86 | #1,475 | 83 | #2,067 |
| 2001 | 78 | #1,550 | 75 | #2,178 |
| 2000 | 97 | #1,324 | 52 | #2,789 |
| 1999 | 69 | #1,584 | 68 | #2,210 |
| 1998 | 80 | #1,424 | 62 | #2,287 |
| 1997 | 64 | #1,584 | 47 | #2,672 |
| 1996 | 71 | #1,446 | 35 | #3,315 |
| 1995 | 71 | #1,407 | 41 | #2,890 |
| 1994 | 70 | #1,401 | 32 | #3,472 |
| 1993 | 65 | #1,448 | 29 | #3,709 |
| 1992 | 56 | #1,580 | 21 | #4,735 |
| 1991 | 57 | #1,531 | 26 | #3,968 |
| 1990 | 61 | #1,440 | 14 | #6,231 |
| 1989 | 58 | #1,439 | 7 | #10,017 |
| 1988 | 57 | #1,378 | 12 | #6,388 |
| 1987 | 53 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 53 | #1,348 | 7 | #8,813 |
| 1985 | 50 | #1,377 | 9 | #7,128 |
| 1984 | 54 | #1,255 | 11 | #6,020 |
| 1983 | 49 | #1,334 | 6 | #9,376 |
| 1982 | 77 | #1,032 | 7 | #8,498 |
| 1981 | 66 | #1,128 | 7 | #8,382 |
| 1980 | 78 | #1,027 | 7 | #8,402 |
| 1979 | 68 | #1,077 | 5 | #10,661 |
| 1978 | 64 | #1,090 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 52 | #1,225 | 6 | #8,762 |
| 1976 | 61 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 58 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 70 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 73 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 63 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 90 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 83 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 97 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 90 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 81 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 109 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 89 | #787 | 5 | #6,813 |
| 1964 | 149 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 140 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 124 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 123 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 130 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 135 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 108 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 148 | #633 | 5 | #6,349 |
| 1956 | 133 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 141 | #625 | 6 | #5,386 |
| 1954 | 170 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 160 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 143 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 139 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 163 | #530 | 5 | #5,537 |
| 1949 | 150 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 202 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 176 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 184 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 158 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 179 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 190 | #457 | 8 | #3,591 |
| 1942 | 204 | #430 | 6 | #4,263 |
| 1941 | 175 | #445 | 5 | #4,612 |
| 1940 | 186 | #429 | 5 | #4,544 |
| 1939 | 178 | #426 | 5 | #4,441 |
| 1938 | 170 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 186 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 197 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 174 | #424 | 6 | #3,900 |
| 1934 | 165 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 188 | #394 | 6 | #3,883 |
| 1932 | 227 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 218 | #379 | 5 | #4,534 |
| 1930 | 202 | #412 | 7 | #3,775 |
| 1929 | 223 | #387 | 6 | #4,226 |
| 1928 | 228 | #394 | 9 | #3,264 |
| 1927 | 227 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 224 | #395 | 7 | #3,998 |
| 1925 | 262 | #366 | 8 | #3,788 |
| 1924 | 263 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 243 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 263 | #371 | 6 | #4,617 |
| 1921 | 261 | #376 | 5 | #5,357 |
| 1920 | 308 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 224 | #391 | 10 | #3,070 |
| 1918 | 226 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 238 | #361 | 5 | #4,812 |
| 1916 | 229 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 225 | #358 | 6 | #3,925 |
| 1914 | 189 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 151 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 117 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 74 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 55 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 57 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 42 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 52 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 39 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 43 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 42 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 32 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 58 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 44 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 52 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 41 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 37 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 39 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 46 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 42 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 40 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 27 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 38 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 23 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 29 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 37 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 35 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 33 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 37 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 34 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 38 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 38 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 38 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 42 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 40 | #267 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Emory reached #240 in 1881. As a girl name, it reached #330 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Emory
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.