Emrie
A feminine name of French origin, meaning "hard worker" or "industrious".
Name Census estimates that about 1,608 living Americans carry the first name Emrie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Emrie today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Emrie births was 2017 (166 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Emrie. 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.
Key insights
- • Emrie is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 10 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.6K
~ 1 in 213,156 Americans
Peak year
2017
166 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2016 SSA rank
#2,824
Tracked since 1998
Census
Emrie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,134 people with the first name Emrie, which placed it at #11,362 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
#11,362
National first-name rank
People counted
1.1K
1,134 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
73.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Emrie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Emrie is White at 73.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (12.0%) and Two or More Races (6.9%). 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 Emrie 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 Emrie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White73.4% · 832
- Hispanic or Latino12.0% · 136
- Two or more races6.9% · 78
- Black or African American5.6% · 63
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 15
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 10
Gender
Gender distribution for Emrie
Out of the 1,621 babies given the name Emrie since 1880, 99.7% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Emrie as a male name
- Ranked #12,781 in 2016
- 5 male births in 2016
- Peak: 2016 (5 births)
Emrie as a female name
- Ranked #2,824 in 2024
- 59 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2017 (166 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Emrie leans strongly female. 1,091 people counted with this name were female (96.6%), compared with 38 male bearers (3.4%).
Popularity
Emrie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Emrie from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 981 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Emrie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Emrie 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 Emrie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Emries live
The SSA's state-level files cover 20 states and territories. Texas, California, Utah recorded the most babies named Emrie, while Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Mississippi recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 33 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Emrie
The name Emrie is a relatively modern variation of the name Emery, which is believed to have originated from the Old German name Emmerich or Emmerich. This name is derived from the Germanic elements "amal," meaning "work" or "labor," and "ric," meaning "power" or "ruler." Essentially, the name Emery or Emrie can be interpreted as "work ruler" or "powerful worker."
Historically, the name Emery has been recorded as early as the 8th century, when it was predominantly used as a masculine name. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name was Saint Emeric of Hungary, who lived from 1007 to 1031 and was the son of Saint Stephen I, the first king of Hungary.
In the Middle Ages, the name Emery was relatively popular among European nobility, particularly in France and Germany. One notable figure was Emery de Rougemont, a 12th-century French crusader and member of the Knights Templar.
As the name spread across Europe, variations arose, including Emerie, Emerie, and Emerius. In the 16th century, the English variation Emery emerged, and the name began to gain popularity among the English-speaking population.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Emery or variations thereof. These include:
1. Emery Molyneux (1651-1698), an English naturalist and philosopher.
2. Emery Walker (1851-1933), an English engraver and typographer who worked with William Morris.
3. Emery Reves (1904-1981), an American author and publisher of Hungarian descent.
4. Emery Bundy (1908-1976), an American baseball player and manager.
5. Emery Barnes (1929-1998), an American actor and singer.
While the name Emery has traditionally been more common as a masculine name, in recent decades, it has gained popularity as a feminine name, particularly in the form of Emrie or Emree. This variation is believed to have emerged in the late 20th century, potentially influenced by the growing trend of giving traditionally masculine names a more feminine flair.
People
Emrie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Emrie 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
Emrie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emrie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,608 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Emrie 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 213,156 US residents.
Is Emrie a common name?
We classify Emrie as "Rare". It ranks above 92.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,621 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Emrie most popular?
The single biggest year for Emrie was 2017, when 166 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Emrie 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 Emrie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,134 people with the name Emrie, or 0.38 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,362 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 Emrie 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 Emrie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Emrie leans strongly female. 1,091 people counted with this name were female (96.6%), compared with 38 male bearers (3.4%). 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 Emrie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Emrie is White at 73.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (12.0%) and Two or More Races (6.9%). 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 Emrie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Emrie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 73.4% (832 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 Emrie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Emrie a female name?
Yes, 99.7% of people registered as Emrie in the SSA data are female. 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 Emrie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Emrie 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 Emrie 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 have the name Emrie?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.