Emrys Boy & girl
How popular is Emrys?
#1,260 boy name in 2025
157 baby boys were named Emrys in the US in 2025, making it the 1260th most popular boy name. Another 31 girls got the name (#4,459 for girls).
Emrys popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,260 for boys (▼ 120 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 157 boys, 31 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+196% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,411 in 2015, #1,788 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (185 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,140 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1997 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 79% boys, 21% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Emrys counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Emrys family of names ranked #1,083 for boys in 2025 (#1,023 the year before), with 168 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Emrys | 157 | 93% |
| Emris | 11 | 7% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Emrys is most popular
Babies named Emrys per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Colorado: 0.1 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- Idaho: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Wisconsin: 0.1 per 1,000 (17 boys)
- Utah: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (25 boys)
Emrys by decade
Boy names about as popular as Emrys
Questions
- Is Emrys a boy or girl name?
- Emrys is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 79% of babies named Emrys were boys and 21% were girls.
- How popular is the name Emrys?
- 157 baby boys were named Emrys in the US in 2025, making it the 1260th most popular boy name. Another 31 girls got the name (#4,459 for girls).
- When was Emrys most popular?
- Emrys peaked in 2024, when 185 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,140 in 2024.
- How many people are named Emrys?
- 1,651 babies have been named Emrys in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,644 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 5.
- Where is Emrys most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Emrys was most common in Colorado, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.