Emerson
Mostly boys · EM-er-sun · English
Emerson is a name of English origin, meaning “son of Emery”. In 2025 it ranked 529th for boys in the UK (80 babies) and 122nd for girls in the US (2,241 babies).
What does Emerson mean?
English: English surname
“son of Emery”
From an English surname meaning son of Emery; associated with the American essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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- EM-er-sun
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Is Emerson a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Emerson has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 23 girls and 80 boys in the UK and 2,241 girls and 1,371 boys in the US.
How popular is Emerson in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #529among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 80about 1 in 3,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 80 boys in the UK were named Emerson, making it the 529th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 825th. 23 girls were also named Emerson in 2025 (1,416th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Emerson of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Emerson in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 85 boys in the UK were given Emerson or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #485, up from #529 for this spelling alone.
- Emerson 80
- Emmerson 5
In 2025, 22% of the babies named Emerson in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 522nd in England and Wales and 495th in Scotland.
Emerson in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80 | #529 |
| 2024 | 54 | #720 |
| 2023 | 58 | #673 |
| 2022 | 62 | #648 |
| 2021 | 58 | #690 |
| 2020 | 41 | #825 |
| 2019 | 46 | #773 |
| 2018 | 51 | #741 |
| 2017 | 48 | #778 |
| 2016 | 62 | #640 |
| 2015 | 63 | #627 |
| 2014 | 47 | #750 |
| 2013 | 41 | #831 |
| 2012 | 33 | #979 |
| 2011 | 36 | #892 |
| 2010 | 24 | #1,170 |
| 2009 | 32 | #937 |
| 2008 | 37 | #837 |
| 2007 | 27 | #991 |
| 2006 | 23 | #1,065 |
| 2005 | 18 | #1,216 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,417 |
| 2003 | 19 | #1,046 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,458 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,165 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,016 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 16 | #940 |
How popular is Emerson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #122among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 2,241about 1 in 720 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.9%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 2,241 girls in the US were named Emerson, making it the 122nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 155th. It first appears in the records in 1993. 1,371 boys were also named Emerson in 2025 (254th for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Emerson of any year since it first appeared, in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Emerson in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 4,560 girls in the US were given Emerson or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #59, up from #122 for this spelling alone.
In 1993, 8% of the babies named Emerson in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 62%, with more girls than boys since 2002.
Emerson in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,241 | #122 |
| 2024 | 1,971 | #151 |
| 2023 | 1,774 | #161 |
| 2022 | 1,724 | #169 |
| 2021 | 1,743 | #168 |
| 2020 | 1,793 | #155 |
| 2019 | 1,865 | #152 |
| 2018 | 1,948 | #143 |
| 2017 | 1,978 | #150 |
| 2016 | 1,962 | #161 |
| 2015 | 1,798 | #180 |
| 2014 | 1,683 | #196 |
| 2013 | 1,525 | #211 |
| 2012 | 1,313 | #245 |
| 2011 | 1,151 | #275 |
| 2010 | 1,010 | #316 |
| 2009 | 1,017 | #323 |
| 2008 | 1,165 | #290 |
| 2007 | 1,080 | #312 |
| 2006 | 1,069 | #307 |
| 2005 | 683 | #443 |
| 2004 | 268 | #903 |
| 2003 | 324 | #764 |
| 2002 | 280 | #832 |
| 2001 | 183 | #1,140 |
| 2000 | 136 | #1,367 |
| 1999 | 143 | #1,281 |
| 1998 | 146 | #1,240 |
| 1997 | 20 | #5,006 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 16 | #5,672 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
Names like Emerson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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