Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Emory**

#673 most common boys' name of all time · #1,506 across all names · 64% boys / 36% girls · used 1880–2025 · genuinely unisex

Rank among boys
#673
Rank overall
#1,506 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
29,762
Since 2016
9,755
Peak year
2024 #883
Best rank
#240 1881
Girls Boys peak 1,212/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Emory is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 899 269 1,168 #885
2024 940 272 1,212 #883
2023 841 295 1,136 #831
2022 679 287 966 #848
2021 654 293 947 #819
2020 693 281 974 #818
2019 653 286 939 #804
2018 657 288 945 #788
2017 466 282 748 #807
2016 449 271 720 #835
2015 456 271 727 #830
2014 377 255 632 #865
2013 339 232 571 #897
2012 302 207 509 #970
2011 252 174 426 #1,073
2010 231 184 415 #1,047
2009 253 165 418 #1,119
2008 215 133 348 #1,305
2007 178 152 330 #1,164
2006 136 139 275 #1,203
2005 99 114 213 #1,323
2004 119 120 239 #1,253
2003 99 92 191 #1,430
2002 83 86 169 #1,474
2001 75 78 153 #1,543
2000 52 97 149 #1,324
1999 68 69 137 #1,581
1998 62 80 142 #1,420
1997 47 64 111 #1,580
1996 35 71 106 #1,445
1995 41 71 112 #1,405
1994 32 70 102 #1,399
1993 29 65 94 #1,446
1992 21 56 77 #1,572
1991 26 57 83 #1,529
1990 14 61 75 #1,435
1989 7 58 65 #1,436
1988 12 57 69 #1,376
1987 — 53 53 #1,381
1986 7 53 60 #1,345
1985 9 50 59 #1,372
1984 11 54 65 #1,251
1983 6 49 55 #1,329
1982 7 77 84 #1,033
1981 7 66 73 #1,125
1980 7 78 85 #1,024
1979 5 68 73 #1,077
1978 — 64 64 #1,088
1977 6 52 58 #1,222
1976 — 61 61 #1,068
1975 — 58 58 #1,099
1974 — 70 70 #977
1973 — 73 73 #943
1972 — 63 63 #1,014
1971 — 90 90 #859
1970 — 83 83 #885
1969 — 97 97 #784
1968 — 90 90 #780
1967 — 81 81 #806
1966 — 109 109 #712
1965 5 89 94 #786
1964 — 149 149 #637
1963 — 140 140 #658
1962 — 124 124 #692
1961 — 123 123 #689
1960 — 130 130 #688
1959 — 135 135 #660
1958 — 108 108 #716
1957 5 148 153 #633
1956 — 133 133 #657
1955 6 141 147 #626
1954 — 170 170 #560
1953 — 160 160 #565
1952 — 143 143 #583
1951 — 139 139 #586
1950 5 163 168 #530
1949 — 150 150 #544
1948 — 202 202 #469
1947 — 176 176 #509
1946 — 184 184 #473
1945 — 158 158 #474
1944 — 179 179 #454
1943 8 190 198 #457
1942 6 204 210 #430
1941 5 175 180 #444
1940 5 186 191 #428
1939 5 178 183 #427
1938 — 170 170 #440
1937 — 186 186 #418
1936 — 197 197 #390
1935 6 174 180 #424
1934 — 165 165 #440
1933 6 188 194 #394
1932 — 227 227 #369
1931 5 218 223 #379
1930 7 202 209 #412
1929 6 223 229 #388
1928 9 228 237 #394
1927 — 227 227 #398
1926 7 224 231 #395
1925 8 262 270 #366
1924 — 263 263 #372
1923 — 243 243 #380
1922 6 263 269 #372
1921 5 261 266 #376
1920 — 308 308 #334
1919 10 224 234 #392
1918 — 226 226 #395
1917 5 238 243 #361
1916 — 229 229 #356
1915 6 225 231 #358
1914 — 189 189 #336
1913 — 151 151 #331
1912 — 117 117 #353
1911 — 74 74 #316
1910 — 55 55 #334
1909 — 57 57 #304
1908 — 42 42 #350
1907 — 52 52 #298
1906 — 39 39 #330
1905 — 43 43 #310
1904 — 42 42 #303
1903 — 32 32 #341
1902 — 58 58 #244
1901 — 44 44 #262
1900 — 52 52 #287
1899 — 41 41 #270
1898 — 37 37 #317
1897 — 39 39 #290
1896 — 46 46 #269
1895 — 42 42 #275
1894 — 40 40 #281
1893 — 27 27 #343
1892 — 38 38 #301
1891 — 23 23 #361
1890 — 29 29 #323
1889 — 37 37 #278
1888 — 35 35 #305
1887 — 33 33 #292
1886 — 37 37 #282
1885 — 34 34 #286
1884 — 38 38 #278
1883 — 38 38 #270
1882 — 38 38 #278
1881 — 42 42 #240
1880 — 40 40 #267