Emory: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “industrious ruler”
- Origin
- Germanic
- Say it
- EM-uh-ree · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Both (35% girls, 65% boys since 1880)
From the Germanic name Emmerich or Amalric traditions, brought into English as Emery/Emory. It has long been used as both surname and given name.
How popular is Emory?
Babies named Emory in 20241,211
2024 rank#330 girls
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 188028,589
Emory is rising: use over the last five years is 2.3× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Emory
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Emory questions
What does the name Emory mean?
Emory means "industrious ruler". It comes from Germanic. From the Germanic name Emmerich or Amalric traditions, brought into English as Emery/Emory. It has long been used as both surname and given name.
Is Emory a boy or girl name?
Emory is used for both: about 35% of US babies named Emory since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Emory?
1,211 US babies were named Emory in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Emory?
Emory is usually pronounced EM-uh-ree.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.