Given name
Emrys
“an immortal man”
Emrys is used as a given name. One Welsh interpretation is “an immortal man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Welsh interpretation is “an immortal man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Welsh.
How it developed
In Welsh usage, Emrys developed from Ambrosius. In Welsh usage, Emrys developed from Ἀμβρόσιος.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Emrys through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,651
- 1,310 boys · 341 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 226 babies
- 2025
- 188
- #1,260 for boys · #4,483 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +66%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 79% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 157 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,260 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 64.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 31 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 772 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.
Emrys’s family of names
Emrys shares a linguistic root with Ambrose. In Welsh usage, Emrys has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Ambrogio. Emrys is a form of Ambrose.
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Around the world
Emrys has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Welsh roots to each of them.
6 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
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 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Ambrosecognate · English
- AmbrosGerman
- Ambrosioequivalent
- Ambrožequivalent
- Αμβρόσιοςequivalent
- AmbroiseFrench
- AmbrogioItalian
- Ambrosiequivalent
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People named Emrys
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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