Emerie
Meaning
modern variant of Emery, from the Germanic Emmerich: 'ruler' is sure, the first element debated (great, vigorous, or home)
The story
Emerie is Emery wearing its newest spelling, and Emery is a name with a thousand years of paperwork: the Norman French form of the Germanic Emmerich, brought to England after the Conquest. The scholars are sure of the second element, "ruler," and cheerfully divided on the first: great, says one reading; vigorous, says another; home, says a third, and several old names probably merged on the way. The -ie ending is the modern chapter: 36 girls in the 1990s, 582 in the 2000s, 3,113 across the 2010s, and 3,152 already since 2020, past the full 2010s total with years still on the clock. It rhymes with Emily and files next to Emerson. A medieval ruler's name that now reads soft as a lullaby, with ten centuries of paperwork behind the softness.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Emerie peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
When you meet Emerie
Most people given the name Emerie in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Emerie deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Emerie truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Emerie fits with your family’s names and surname.
Does Emerie fit YOUR family?
nametree reads your family’s names and finds the ones that belong. Free, private, no ads.
Add Emerie to your family’s tree →