Emery is a distinctive choice, ranked #2254 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Emery in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2254
US Rank #70
About the Name Emery
Emery is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1193 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #2063 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2006.
Emery is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #70, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Emery
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Emery per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Emery in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Emery is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1193 places over the last five years to #2254 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Emery is more popular in the US (#70) than in the UK (#2254). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Emery include: Gideon Emery — Gideon Emery is an English actor.; Marc Emery — Marc Scott Emery is a Canadian cannabis rights activist, entrepreneur and politician..
Emery ranks #70 in the US (2024), making it comfortably inside the American top 100. It's well-liked on both sides of the Atlantic.
12
UK babies named Emery (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 1193 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Emery
Likely around 1 other Emery in the class
UK Popularity (2006–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Emery
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Marc Scott Emery is a Canadian cannabis rights activist, entrepreneur and politician. Often described as the "Prince of Pot", Emery has been a notable advocate of international cannabis policy reform, and has been active in multiple Canadian political parties at the provincial and federal levels.
Emery Reves was a writer, publisher and successful press and literary agent most notably for Winston Churchill and other prominent European statesmen who were predominantly antifascist and held democratic ideals. He advocated that world federalism might bring peace to a post-war world.
Samuel Horouta Emery was a New Zealand labourer, farmer, rugby player, storekeeper, carrier, businessman and local politician. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Pūkeko and Waikato iwi.