Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Emory

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Emory
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1920

Peak rank proxy

308

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19202024

Peak year

1920

Decline from peak

12%

2024

271

All-time

18,700

Emory has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1920, when 308 boys were named Emory.

In 2024, only 271 boys were given the name.

Down 12% from its peak.

All told, about 18,700 Americans have been named Emory and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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