Mostly boys · peaked in 1902
Emory name popularity since 1925
25,469 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Emory (42.2% girls, 57.8% boys). Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Emory is about 16 years old in 2026. Emory peaked in 1902 as the #242 name for boys, and it ranked #883 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 25,469
- Named Emory, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1902
- #242 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #883
- for boys in 2025 (269 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 57.8% boys
- 10,760 girls · 14,709 boys
- Most popular in
- Georgia
- 5.80× its national share
Peak year is the year Emory made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Emory births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 2023. Measured as a share of all babies, Emory peaked earlier, in 1902.
- Steepest fall: Between 1953 and 1958, Emory's share of baby boys fell by 37%, from 1 in 12,300 to 1 in 19,700.
- Fastest rise: Between 2008 and 2013, it became 1.9× more common, from 1 in 15,300 baby boys to 1 in 8,150.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Emory's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Emory.
Decade by decade
Babies named Emory in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 30 | 1,164 | – |
| 1930s | 29 | 1,905 | #425 |
| 1940s | 24 | 1,804 | #475 |
| 1950s | 16 | 1,440 | #625 |
| 1960s | 5 | 1,132 | #787 |
| 1970s | 11 | 682 | #1,104 |
| 1980s | 73 | 595 | #1,377 |
| 1990s | 375 | 664 | #1,407 |
| 2000s | 1,309 | 1,176 | #1,326 |
| 2010s | 4,182 | 2,450 | #830 |
| 2020–25 | 4,706 | 1,697 | #883 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
45.9% of babies named Emory from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Emory is most popular
The index compares Emory's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Emory.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 5.80× | 3,220 |
| Alabama | 2.68× | 953 |
| Virginia | 2.56× | 1,159 |
| North Carolina | 2.50× | 1,424 |
| South Carolina | 2.37× | 668 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Emory's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Emory.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Emory (1902).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data