Emeric
Of German origin, meaning "brave, powerful leader".
Name Census estimates that about 572 living Americans carry the first name Emeric. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Emeric today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Emeric births was 2024 (61 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Emeric. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Emeric with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
572
~ 1 in 599,221 Americans
Peak year
2024
61 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,313
Tracked since 1924
Census
Emeric in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 565 people with the first name Emeric, which placed it at #18,938 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#18,938
National first-name rank
People counted
565
565 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
67.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Emeric
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Emeric is White at 67.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (12.2%) and Black (11.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Emeric described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Emeric at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White67.8% · 383
- Hispanic or Latino12.2% · 69
- Black or African American11.2% · 63
- Two or more races4.8% · 27
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.0% · 17
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 6
Popularity
Emeric: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Emeric from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 295 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Emeric remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Emeric by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Emeric during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Emerics live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. California, Texas, Illinois recorded the most babies named Emeric, while Pennsylvania, Ohio, Minnesota recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 8 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Emeric
The name Emeric has its origins in the Germanic languages, derived from the elements "amal" meaning "labor" or "work" and "ric" meaning "ruler" or "power". It first emerged during the Middle Ages in regions now part of modern-day Germany and surrounding areas.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Emeric can be found in the 10th century, referring to Saint Emeric, the son of St. Stephen, the first king of Hungary. Saint Emeric was a prince who renounced the throne and dedicated his life to the Church, becoming a symbol of piety and virtue.
Another notable figure bearing this name was Emeric of Hungary, also known as Henry V of Germany, who ruled as King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor from 1106 to 1125. He played a significant role in the investiture controversy, a power struggle between the papacy and the Holy Roman Emperors over the right to appoint bishops and abbots.
In the 13th century, Emeric de Valence, a prominent English nobleman and military commander, served as one of the advisors to King Henry III of England. He participated in several campaigns during the Barons' War and was eventually killed in the Battle of Evesham in 1265.
During the Renaissance, Emeric Cruce, a French philosopher and writer, gained recognition for his work "The New Cyneas" (1623), in which he proposed the establishment of a permanent congress of sovereign states to resolve international disputes and maintain peace, foreshadowing the concept of the United Nations.
Another notable figure was Emeric de Vattel, a Swiss philosopher and jurist, who authored the influential treatise "The Law of Nations" (1758), which became a seminal work in the field of international law and the rights and obligations of sovereign states.
While the name Emeric has its roots in the Germanic languages, it has been used across various cultures and regions throughout history, with individuals bearing this name leaving their mark in various fields, including religion, politics, military, philosophy, and law.
People
Emeric + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Emeric as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Emeric: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emeric?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 572 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Emeric going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 599,221 US residents.
Is Emeric a common name?
We classify Emeric as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 583 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Emeric most popular?
The single biggest year for Emeric was 2024, when 61 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Emeric is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Emeric in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 565 people with the name Emeric, or 0.19 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #18,938 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Emeric in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Emeric?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Emeric leans strongly male. 550 people counted with this name were male (96.7%), compared with 19 female bearers (3.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Emeric?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Emeric is White at 67.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (12.2%) and Black (11.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Emeric most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Emeric in the 2020 Census, accounting for 67.8% (383 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Emeric in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Emeric a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Emeric in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Emeric still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Emeric in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Emeric can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Emeric?
Find out how many people share the name Emeric on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.