Given name & surname
Emre
“one who is brotherly”
Emre is used as a given name and a surname. One Turkish interpretation is “one who is brotherly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Turkish interpretation is “one who is brotherly.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Turkish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Emre through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 974
- 969 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 31
- #3,597 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 31 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,597 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 8.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 43 in 2010. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,333 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Emre’s family of names
Emre has a related form in Emrah. Emre has a related form in Emra. Emre has a related form in Emrason.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Emre
- Emre CanTurkish-German association football player (born 1994)
- Emre BelözoğluTurkish association football player and coach (born 1980)
- Emre MorTurkish association football player (born 1997)
- Emre GüngörTurkish association football player (born 1984)
- Emre AşıkTurkish association football player (born 1973)
- Emre ÇolakTurkish association football player (born 1991)
- Emre AydınTurkish singer (born 1981)
- Emre TaşdemirTurkish association football player (born 1995)
- Emre DemirTurkish association football player (born 2004)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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