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Emerson

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

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

Emerson has appeared in US records since 1993 — best rank #122 (2025) · 34,050 babies named Emerson all-time · 1 in 720 girls born in 2025.

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 251 notable people named Emerson:

Athletes appear 2.12× more often than among typical names — e.g. Emerson Jones, Australian tennis player.

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