Given name & surname
Emrick
“the work ruler”
Emrick is a variant of Emeric. One German interpretation is “the work ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Emrick is a variant of Emeric. One German interpretation is “the work ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Emrick is a variant of Emeric. An origin associated with Emeric is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Emrick through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 340
- 340 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #4,289 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,289 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 30 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 303 as a first name in 2020; 2,248 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
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Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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