Emre
How to say it: EM-reh · /ˈɛmʁe/
Turkish name meaning 'friend, brother, bard' - made famous by 13th-century poet Yunus Emre.
Emre was the 2,818th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 31 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are steady over ten years, and it is projected to rise to #2,808 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #2,818 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 31 |
| Share of births | 1 in 106,946 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | steady |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #2,808 |
| 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
Emre is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Emre is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Dutch, English, French, German, Turkish.
In France: #1,330 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Emre
- Emre Can (born 1994)Turkish-German association football player
- Emre Belözoğlu (born 1980)Turkish association football player and coach
- Emre Mor (born 1997)Turkish association football player
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