Emeri
Girl name · #1463 in 2025 · Very rare
How old is the name Emeri? In official American birth records, Emeri has been tracked continuously since 1991, giving it 34 years of documented American history.
Emeri ranks #1463 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 147 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #1513, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 12,245 girls born in 2025 was named Emeri.
The 34-year story
Emeri first appears in the Social Security records in 1991, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 181 babies and a rank of #1269. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Emeri per year. Source: Official national birth records.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Emeri in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Emeri is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Emeri will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Emeri is most common
State-level data for Emeri is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Emeri
Statistically, parents drawn to Emeri tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Emori, Averi, Ezri, Anari, and Akari.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Emeri | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 147 | #1458 |
| 2024 | 145 | #1497 |
| 2023 | 181 | #1269 |
| 2022 | 168 | #1373 |
| 2021 | 151 | #1426 |
| 2020 | 174 | #1282 |
| 2019 | 112 | #1816 |
| 2018 | 163 | #1378 |
| 2017 | 133 | #1625 |
| 2016 | 139 | #1590 |
| 2015 | 149 | #1513 |
| 2014 | 123 | #1706 |
| 2013 | 106 | #1888 |
| 2012 | 101 | #1940 |
| 2011 | 90 | #2124 |
| 2010 | 87 | #2220 |
| 2009 | 60 | #2892 |
| 2008 | 49 | #3377 |
| 2007 | 40 | #3918 |
| 2006 | 46 | #3469 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5600 |
| 2004 | 25 | #5062 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6055 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7816 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8758 |
Frequently asked questions
How old is the name Emeri?
In official American birth records, the name Emeri first appeared in 1991 (over 34 years ago), when 6 newborn girls received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 34 years.
Is Emeri a popular girl name?
Emeri ranked #1463 among girls in 2025 with 147 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1513.
When was the name Emeri most popular?
Emeri peaked in 2023, when 181 American girls received the name (ranked #1269 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Emeri?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 12,245 newborn American girls was named Emeri. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.