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Emrys

Boy

Meaning of Emrys: Welsh: 'immortal'

Emrys is a boy's name most strongly associated with Welsh naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1135th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 490th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1135

188 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#490

80 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,651

First recorded 1997 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 5 babies2006: 5 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 5 babies2009: 7 babies2010: 16 babies20102011: 7 babies2012: 45 babies2013: 76 babies2014: 71 babies2015: 74 babies2016: 87 babies2017: 88 babies2018: 97 babies2019: 119 babies2020: 110 babies20202021: 163 babies2022: 120 babies2023: 137 babies2024: 226 babies2025: 188 babies
US babies named Emrys per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 226.

Gender split

79% boys · 21% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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