Emorie
Feminine · “work ruler”
Emorie respells Emory, and the Germanic behind it joins amal, work, to ric, ruler — the same name as Amerigo, for whom America is named.
How old is the name Emorie?
Emorie first appears in US birth records in 1996 — 29 years ago. The typical Emorie is a kid of about 7 — this name's wave is very recent. About 1,000 people named Emorie are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Emorie most popular?
Emorie peaked in 2018, reaching #2275 nationally. Today it ranks #2438, 163 places below that high. See the whole 2018 chart.
Where it comes from
From amal ric to Emorie
The story of Emorie
Amerigo Vespucci's name is the Italian form of the same Germanic compound, and a 1507 map Latinized it as America. Emery and Emory are the English forms, and Emory University carries the surname. Emorie is a modern feminine respelling and appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
work ruler
Through Emory and Emery, from the Germanic amal, 'work' or 'vigor', and ric, 'ruler' or 'power'. The same amal opens Amerigo, whose Latinized name gave America. The elements are ordinary Germanic and the reading undisputed.
How the name formed
- amal ric
- Emery
- Emory
- Emorie
Related forms: Emory · Emery · Amerigo
Pronouncing Emorie
EM-uh-ree
Three syllables, stress on the first. All the spellings of the sound are said identically.
Nicknames for Emorie
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1996
- Most girls named
- 201880 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2275reached in 2018
- Change vs 2024
- +9.0%73 in 2025, from 67
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Emorie in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Emory in English — spelling variant
- Emery in English — related form
- Amerigo in Italian — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, Tennessee, Florida.
Emories among us
people named Emorie are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 22,017 born in 2025 was named Emorie
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Aissa test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Emorie's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Aissa climbed just as high around 1992, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Aissa's path sketches the road Emorie is walking now.
Emorie sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Emorie is headed
Emorie should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Emorie beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Emorie in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That the name behind America is the same compound is a first-rate fact.
- Em is available as a fashionable short form.
- The work-ruler meaning is transparent and strong.
- Emory and Emery are both commoner spellings.
- At least four spellings of the sound are in circulation.
- It is used for both sexes in America.
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Frequently asked
- How many Emories are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,000 people named Emorie are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Emorie in 2025?
- Emorie ranks #2438 among US girl names in 2025, with 73 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Emorie?
- About 1 in every 22,017 US girls born in 2025 was named Emorie — 73 in all.
- Will my child share the name Emorie with classmates?
- Emorie will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Emorie
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