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Emory

Emory is a unisex given name: about 78% of people named Emory are men and 22% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh
Male 78%Female 22%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
78% male / 22% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
16,692 male / 4,765 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Emory

To address Emory when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Emory," in English, "Guten Tag Emory," in German. About 78% of people named Emory are men and 22% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Emory,

German

Guten Tag Emory,

French

Bonjour Emory,

Spanish

Estimado/a Emory:

Chinese

Emory您好：

Japanese

Emory様

English

Hi Emory,

German

Hi Emory,

French

Salut Emory,

Spanish

Hola Emory,

Chinese

Emory你好：

Japanese

Emoryさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Emory by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statescommonman's name78%

United States birth data

16,692 male · 4,765 female · 21,457 births recorded

Male 78%Female 22%

Since 1980: 48% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Emory a male or female name?

Emory is a unisex given name: about 78% of people named Emory are men and 22% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Emory in an email?

To address Emory when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Emory," in English, "Guten Tag Emory," in German. About 78% of people named Emory are men and 22% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Emory a unisex name?

Emory is not a unisex name: 78% of people named Emory are men. Emory leans strongly male overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Emory a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/emory (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_emory,
  title  = {Is Emory a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/emory},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}