Given name & surname
Emeric
“the work ruler”
Emeric is used as a given name and a surname. One German interpretation is “the work ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One German interpretation is “the work ruler.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is German.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1924. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Emeric through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 691
- 691 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 108 babies
- 2025
- 108
- #1,574 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +41%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 108 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,574 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 41.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Ohio had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 569 as a first name in 2020; 146 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.
Emeric’s family of names
Emeric has a related form in Emerick. Emeric has a related form in Emerik. Emeric has a related form in Emeryc.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Emerickvariant
- Emricvariant
- Emrikvariant
- Emrickvariant
- Emmerichvariant
- Emerikvariant
- Emmericlikely variant
- Emryckvariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Emeric
- Emeric DudouitFrench association football playerborn 1991
- Emeric Essex VidalBritish painter (1791-1861)
- Emeric Tauss TordayHungarian artist (1897–1987)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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