unisex name
Embry
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,102
Embry is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 65% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2010, when 75 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 127,518 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Embry started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1898.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Embry over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 |
| 1910s | 35 |
| 1920s | 29 |
| 1930s | 20 |
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1950s | 7 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 2000s | 89 |
| 2010s | 654 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 240 |
How popular is Embry?
In 2025, Embry was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Embry is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Embry
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Embry also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Embry over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Embry
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Embry — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Embry
How popular is the name Embry?
In 2025, Embry was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Embry a girl's or a boy's name?
Embry is used for both girls and boys. About 65% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Embry?
Embry has 2 syllables.
When was Embry most popular?
Embry peaked in 2010, when 75 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Embry a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Embry currently ranks #4,990 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Embry originally a boys' or girls' name?
Embry was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.