Emory

Spelling variation of Emery, English from German

"industrious"

Emory Origin and Meaning

The name Emory is a boy's name of German origin meaning "industrious".

Less popular than Emery, this name also attributes to Emory University. Both spellings of the name lean more heavily to the girls' side, but this one is not quite as unbalanced.

Emory is used about 40 percent of the time for baby boys, while with Emery, it's only a bit over 10 percent.

Emory Rank in US Top 1000

# 831 in the US

Emory Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 791 on Nameberry

Emory Popularity

• 831 US 2023
• 791 Nameberry 2024
• 544 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Emory

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• Emery
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• Emerson
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• Auburn
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• Berkley
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• Mercer
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• Remi
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• Easton
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Famous People Named Emory

• Emory Upton US Civil War general
• (Alfred) Emory Johnson American actor
• Emory Isaac Cohen American actor
• Emory Parnell American actor
• Emory Albert Chase American politician and lawyer
• Emory Douglas American Black Panther Party activist
• Emory Blake American NFL player
• Wyatt Emory Cooper American author/screenwriter

Emory in Pop Culture

• Peter Emory character from TV series "American Gothic"
• Erwin "Whistler" Emory character from the movie "Sneakers"
• Emory Dick male character from TV series "Popular"
• Emory University private research university in Atlanta, Georgia, USA