Emory
Meaning
variant of Emery, traditionally "industrious ruler"
The story
Emory is a variant of Emery, traditionally read as industrious ruler, and its record is a flip caught even later in the motion than Palmer's: a real boys' name a century ago, about 2,500 in the 1920s, a slow male fade, and then the turn, with the 2020s running about 4,700 girls to 1,700 boys, nearly three to one, while the all-time ledger still leans male at 18,600 to 10,800. The curve: a floor near 670 in the 1980s, then 1,000, 2,500, 6,600 in the 2010s, and already 6,400 so far this decade, closing on the full total. An Atlanta university keeps the name in serious registers, the same collegiate current Baylor rides. In our records the columns are mid-crossing right now: the ledger still says boys, the delivery room says girls, and in ten years the all-time line will say both truthfully.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Emory peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
40 people · the #77,494 first name in Brazil · median age 26
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Emory
Most people given the name Emory 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 Emory deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Emory 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 Emory fits with your family’s names and surname.
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