Emmery

A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning brave, powerful; variant of emery.

Babies a year
59
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Emmery by the numbers

Emmery was given to 59 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 71 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Emmery. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Emerybrave, powerful; industrious ruler2,983 in the US (2017)
  • Emmorybrave power; a form of Emory7 in the US (2017)
  • Emmary11 in the US (2017)
  • Emmely11 in the US (2017)
  • Emmry9 in the US (2017)
  • Emberglowing piece of coal or wood192 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Emmery

Names that are said the same way as Emmery, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Emorybrave power; from a surname740 in the US (2017)
  • Emeriebrave and powerful; variant of Emery408 in the US (2017)
  • Emeribrave, powerful; industrious ruler; variant of Emery133 in the US (2017)
  • Emoriebrave and powerful; a modern respelling of Emery57 in the US (2017)
  • Emmeriework ruler; form of Emery22 in the US (2017)
  • Emiriprincely or relating to an emir5 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean courage

Like Emmery, each of these has courage in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
  • Emersonson of Emery, brave power3,275 in the US (2017)
  • Valeriastrong and valiant; feminine form of Valerius1,887 in the US (2017)
  • Emersynson of Emery, brave power; a modern respelling of Emerson1,331 in the US (2017)
  • Fernandabold voyager; feminine form of Ferdinand732 in the US (2017)
  • Emberlybrave, powerful; a modern respelling of Emery with -ly suffix467 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean strength

Like Emmery, each of these has strength in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
  • Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
  • GabriellaGod is my strength; form of Gabriel3,862 in the US (2017)
  • Emersonson of Emery, brave power3,275 in the US (2017)
  • Valentinastrong, healthy3,027 in the US (2017)
  • Briellegod is my strength; a form of Gabrielle2,880 in the US (2017)

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