Emery is an English surname from the Germanic Emmerich and means "home ruler" or "industrious ruler". It was a boys' name for centuries, but American parents adopted it for girls in the 2000s as a cousin of Emily and Avery. Emery ranked number 1710 among girls in the United States in 2000, entered the top 1000 in 2005 and the top 100 in 2018, peaked at number 70 in 2023 and holds number 74 in 2025.