Emerson

“Son of Emery, or son of Emar” — English origin

Girl's name · #122 in the US (2025) · Trending

Emerson is climbing: on the charts since 1993, it reached #122 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 2,200 girls given the name last year. Roughly 34,000 have carried it all-time. About 60% of babies named Emerson in recent years have been girls.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,300 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 2,100 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 4,500 girls in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Emersons

Emerson Jones — Australian tennis player
Emerson Elgin — American soccer player
Emerson Woods — Australian rules footballer
Emerson Allen — American rugby union player
Emerson Levy — American attorney and politician

What Emersons become

Among 258 notable people named Emerson:

Sports figures appear 2.18× more often than among typical names — e.g. Emerson Jones, Australian tennis player.

Similar names: Emersyn · Parker · Emery · Kehlani · Maddison · Evangeline

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