Given name & surname
Amery
“ruler and lover of one's home”·“ruler of work”
Amery is a variant of Amory. One German interpretation is “ruler and lover of one's home.” Amery is a variant of Aimery. One interpretation is “ruler of work.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Amery is a variant of Amory. One German interpretation is “ruler and lover of one's home.” Amery is a variant of Aimery. One interpretation is “ruler of work.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Amery is a variant of Amory. An origin associated with Amory is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amery through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 736
- 106 boys · 630 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 45 babies
- 2025
- 26
- #4,996 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 26 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,996 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 45 in 2009. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 721 as a first name in 2020; 189 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Amery’s family of names
Amery has a related form in Amory. Amery has a related form in Aimery. In English usage, Amery has a conventional equivalent in the German form Amalrich.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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