Name meaning & stats
Emre
Emre. 974 US babies since 1940, peak 2010. Notable Emres are 3.6× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2010
974 US babies were named Emre between 1940 and 2025.
Emre around the world
- Norway: 442 babies since 1945, peak 2015, No. 370 in 2025
- Sweden: 309 babies since 1998, peak 2010, No. 443 in 2022
- England & Wales: 974 babies since 1996, peak 2005, No. 896 in 2025
- Belgium: 900 babies since 1995, peak 2003, No. 1,146 in 2025
- France: 2,880 babies since 1900, peak 2003, No. 1,665 in 2025
- Ireland: 31 babies since 1964, peak 2010
- Scotland: 23 babies since 1974, peak 2006
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Emres end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 3.6× | High · 120 people |
| Actor | 1.2× | Medium · 17 people |
| Basketball player | 1.4× | Medium · 15 people |
| Professor | 0.7× | Low · 9 people |
Among notable men who are footballers, Emres show up 3.6× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 7 Emirs spell it Emre
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2010)