Boy’s name · Germanic

Emeric

How to say it: EM-er-ik · /ˈɛmərɪk/

Home-ruler, powerful; from Germanic Amalric - historic saint and kingly name.

Emeric was the 1,325th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 108 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 3.5-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,147 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,325for boys in 2025
1 in 30,697US babies
108born in 2025
#1,147projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Emeric
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,325
Babies born in 2025108
Share of births1 in 30,697
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×3.5
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,147
In France, 2025#1,330 among boys’ names, 15 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Emeric is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 31 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Em
  • Ric

Honouring a Emeric in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Emeric is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, German.

In France: #1,330 for boys in 2025.

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