as a First Name
Transferred use of the surname, derived in the Middle Ages from a personal name introduced to England by the Normans. This was originally composed of the Germanic elements amal ‘bravery, vigour’ + rīc ‘power’, but soon assumed a variety of forms such as Amauri and Emauri.
| 2,211th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 9,008
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 12,942
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Maine
- has the most people named Emery per capita
- 2010
- marked the height of its popularity
49%
51%
23%
55+
55+
9%
30-54
30-54
4%
13-29
13-29
64%
0-12
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Top state populations
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