Emmerson Boy & girl
How popular is Emmerson?
#2,607 girl name in 2025
66 baby girls were named Emmerson in the US in 2025, making it the 2607th most popular girl name. Another 23 boys got the name (#4,395 for boys).
Emmerson popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,607 for girls (▲ 54 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 66 girls, 23 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-57% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,488 in 2015, #1,977 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2013 (171 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,362 in 2013 |
| First recorded | 1998 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 22% boys, 78% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Emmerson 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 Emmerson is most popular
Babies named Emmerson per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Tennessee: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 girls)
- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (19 girls)
- Michigan: 0.0 per 1,000 (9 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (35 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (32 girls)
Emmerson by decade
Girl names about as popular as Emmerson
Questions
- Is Emmerson a boy or girl name?
- Emmerson is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 22% of babies named Emmerson were boys and 78% were girls.
- How popular is the name Emmerson?
- 66 baby girls were named Emmerson in the US in 2025, making it the 2607th most popular girl name. Another 23 boys got the name (#4,395 for boys).
- When was Emmerson most popular?
- Emmerson peaked in 2013, when 171 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,362 in 2013.
- How many people are named Emmerson?
- 3,093 babies have been named Emmerson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,952 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Emmerson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Emmerson was most common in Tennessee, at 0.1 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.