Emerson Boy & girl
How popular is Emerson?
#122 girl name in 2025
2,241 baby girls were named Emerson in the US in 2025, making it the 122nd most popular girl name. Another 1,371 boys got the name (#254 for boys).
Emerson popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #122 for girls (▲ 29 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,241 girls, 1,371 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+25% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #180 in 2015, #155 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (2,241 girls) |
| Highest rank | #122 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1993 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 40% boys, 60% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Emerson counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Emerson family of names ranked #61 for girls in 2025 (#73 the year before), with 4,555 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson | 2,241 | 49% |
| Emersyn | 2,111 | 46% |
| Emmerson | 66 | 1% |
| Emmersyn | 62 | 1% |
| Emersen | 36 | 1% |
| Emersynn | 34 | 1% |
| Emmersen | 5 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Emerson is most popular
Babies named Emerson per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Hampshire: 4.0 per 1,000 (73 girls)
- Maine: 3.8 per 1,000 (59 girls)
- South Carolina: 2.7 per 1,000 (241 girls)
- Vermont: 2.5 per 1,000 (12 girls)
- Arkansas: 2.4 per 1,000 (128 girls)
Emerson by decade
Girl names about as popular as Emerson
Questions
- Is Emerson a boy or girl name?
- Emerson is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 40% of babies named Emerson were boys and 60% were girls.
- How popular is the name Emerson?
- 2,241 baby girls were named Emerson in the US in 2025, making it the 122nd most popular girl name. Another 1,371 boys got the name (#254 for boys).
- When was Emerson most popular?
- Emerson peaked in 2025, when 2,241 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #122 in 2025.
- How many people are named Emerson?
- 67,571 babies have been named Emerson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 60,499 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Emerson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Emerson was most common in New Hampshire, at 4.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.