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Name Explorer — Baby Names

The Name Emrys

How many South Africans are called Emrys, which surnames go with it, and how old they are.

46people share the name Emrys
38surnames linked to Emrys
#84,018most popular of 485,985 names
Boy name#42,155 boy name

Boys and Girls Named Emrys

Male4393.5%
Female36.5%
Unknown0Unable to determine gender

We make use of verified data and algorithms to determine gender.

Popularity of Emrys since 1900

Most popular in the 1910s, when about 0.0 in every 10,000 South Africans born had the name.

People named Emrys per 1,000 births, by decade. A table with the same numbers follows the chart.
People named Emrys, by decade of birth. A table with the same numbers follows the chart.

* 2020–2026 so far — this decade isn’t over yet. “Per 1,000 births” compares Emrys with everyone born in the same decade in our records, so decades with more records don’t look more popular. Decades with fewer than 1,000 records are left out of that view. Includes people who have since passed away.

Show the numbers
Decade of birthPeople named Emrys Everyone bornPer 1,000 births
2020–2026 (so far) 0 0 —
2010s 0 0 —
2000s 2 7,233,222 0.00
1990s 3 9,262,591 0.00
1980s 2 9,119,350 0.00
1970s 6 8,269,186 0.00
1960s 9 7,146,440 0.00
1950s 2 5,508,070 0.00
1940s 5 3,939,672 0.00
1930s 3 3,121,587 0.00
1920s 6 2,250,943 0.00
1910s 5 1,303,466 0.00
1900s 2 580,265 0.00

People by Age Group

All recordsLiving (no date of death)
AgeAllLiving
20 and under 1 1
21 – 40 5 5
41 – 60 12 11
61 – 80 10 6
81 – 100 5 1
Over 100 12 2
Date of birth unknown10

Ages are worked out from the year of birth. “Living” means no date of death is recorded.

Top 10 Surnames with Emrys

#SurnamePeople
1Jones3
2Llewellyn3
3Barnes2
4Drew2
5Price2
6Williams2
7Aldersley1
8Bricknell1
9Bruins-Lich1
10Corbe1

Our Baby Name Generator is based on our South African records, counting every first name a person has. Only real verified South African names are used with this tool. Due to privacy restrictions, records after 2010 are not included. * Updated 21 October 2026.

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