Universal power or strength
Imre is the Hungarian form of the Germanic name Emmerich. It is derived from the elements 'ermen', meaning whole or universal, and 'ric', meaning power or ruler. It has been a royal name in Hungary for centuries.
Less common today
Imre isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,980 in 2023.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
11th-century prince and saint, son of King Stephen I
Hungarian Prime Minister and leader of the 1956 Revolution
Nobel Prize-winning novelist and Holocaust survivor
Influential philosopher of mathematics and science
