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Emrys

Emrys: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“immortal”
Origin
Welsh
Say it
EM-riss · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (21% girls, 79% boys since 1880)

Welsh form of Ambrose, from Greek ambrosios, 'immortal'. In Welsh tradition it appears in the name Myrddin Emrys associated with Merlin.

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How popular is Emrys?

202468.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Emrys in 2024225

2024 rank#1,141 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18801,460

Emrys is rising: use over the last five years is 3.8× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Emrys

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Ambroseimmortal · Greek
  • Emrynpossibly from Emrys; immortal · Welsh
  • Reeseardor, enthusiasm · Welsh
  • Everestfrom the Eurest river settlement · Welsh
  • Lynnlake · Welsh
  • Wynnfair, blessed · Welsh
  • Teganfair, beautiful · Welsh
  • Cairejoice · Welsh

Emrys questions

What does the name Emrys mean?

Emrys means "immortal". It comes from Welsh. Welsh form of Ambrose, from Greek ambrosios, 'immortal'. In Welsh tradition it appears in the name Myrddin Emrys associated with Merlin.

Is Emrys a boy or girl name?

Emrys is used for both: about 21% of US babies named Emrys since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Emrys?

225 US babies were named Emrys in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Emrys?

Emrys is usually pronounced EM-riss.

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.