Baby names

How popular is the name Emerson?

In 2025, 2,241 baby girls in the U.S. were named Emerson, the 122nd most popular name for girls. 2025 is its peak year so far. 34,050 girls have been named Emerson since 1880. It was also given to 1,371 boys in 2025.

Rank in 2025

#122

among girls' names

Babies in 2025

2,241

girls named Emerson

Peak year

2025

2,241 girls

Girls named Emerson each year since 1880

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The numbers for Emerson (girls)

Year	Babies
2025	2,241
2024	1,971
2023	1,774
2022	1,724
2021	1,743
2020	1,793
2019	1,865
2018	1,948
2017	1,978
2016	1,962
2015	1,798
2014	1,683
2013	1,525
2012	1,313
2011	1,151
2010	1,010
2009	1,017
2008	1,165
2007	1,080
2006	1,069
2005	683
2004	268
2003	324
2002	280
2001	183
2000	136
1999	143
1998	146
1997	20
1996	16
1995	16
1994	14
1993	11
1992	Fewer than 5
1991	Fewer than 5
1990	Fewer than 5
1989	Fewer than 5
1988	Fewer than 5
1987	Fewer than 5
1986	Fewer than 5
1985	Fewer than 5
1984	Fewer than 5
1983	Fewer than 5
1982	Fewer than 5
1981	Fewer than 5
1980	Fewer than 5
1979	Fewer than 5
1978	Fewer than 5
1977	Fewer than 5
1976	Fewer than 5
1975	Fewer than 5
1974	Fewer than 5
1973	Fewer than 5
1972	Fewer than 5
1971	Fewer than 5
1970	Fewer than 5
1969	Fewer than 5
1968	Fewer than 5
1967	Fewer than 5
1966	Fewer than 5
1965	Fewer than 5
1964	Fewer than 5
1963	Fewer than 5
1962	Fewer than 5
1961	Fewer than 5
1960	Fewer than 5
1959	Fewer than 5
1958	Fewer than 5
1957	Fewer than 5
1956	Fewer than 5
1955	Fewer than 5
1954	Fewer than 5
1953	Fewer than 5
1952	Fewer than 5
1951	Fewer than 5
1950	Fewer than 5
1949	Fewer than 5
1948	Fewer than 5
1947	Fewer than 5
1946	Fewer than 5
1945	Fewer than 5
1944	Fewer than 5
1943	Fewer than 5
1942	Fewer than 5
1941	Fewer than 5
1940	Fewer than 5
1939	Fewer than 5
1938	Fewer than 5
1937	Fewer than 5
1936	Fewer than 5
1935	Fewer than 5
1934	Fewer than 5
1933	Fewer than 5
1932	Fewer than 5
1931	Fewer than 5
1930	Fewer than 5
1929	Fewer than 5
1928	Fewer than 5
1927	Fewer than 5
1926	Fewer than 5
1925	Fewer than 5
1924	Fewer than 5
1923	Fewer than 5
1922	Fewer than 5
1921	Fewer than 5
1920	Fewer than 5
1919	Fewer than 5
1918	Fewer than 5
1917	Fewer than 5
1916	Fewer than 5
1915	Fewer than 5
1914	Fewer than 5
1913	Fewer than 5
1912	Fewer than 5
1911	Fewer than 5
1910	Fewer than 5
1909	Fewer than 5
1908	Fewer than 5
1907	Fewer than 5
1906	Fewer than 5
1905	Fewer than 5
1904	Fewer than 5
1903	Fewer than 5
1902	Fewer than 5
1901	Fewer than 5
1900	Fewer than 5
1899	Fewer than 5
1898	Fewer than 5
1897	Fewer than 5
1896	Fewer than 5
1895	Fewer than 5
1894	Fewer than 5
1893	Fewer than 5
1892	Fewer than 5
1891	Fewer than 5
1890	Fewer than 5
1889	Fewer than 5
1888	Fewer than 5
1887	Fewer than 5
1886	Fewer than 5
1885	Fewer than 5
1884	Fewer than 5
1883	Fewer than 5
1882	Fewer than 5
1881	Fewer than 5
1880	Fewer than 5

Boys named Emerson each year since 1880

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The numbers for Emerson (boys)

Year	Babies
2025	1,371
2024	1,276
2023	1,261
2022	1,269
2021	1,239
2020	1,276
2019	1,344
2018	1,242
2017	1,322
2016	1,226
2015	1,203
2014	1,056
2013	979
2012	838
2011	737
2010	636
2009	639
2008	585
2007	537
2006	469
2005	387
2004	267
2003	264
2002	223
2001	225
2000	170
1999	168
1998	167
1997	119
1996	127
1995	139
1994	112
1993	130
1992	119
1991	106
1990	130
1989	111
1988	95
1987	86
1986	100
1985	87
1984	89
1983	76
1982	75
1981	72
1980	67
1979	74
1978	73
1977	68
1976	78
1975	66
1974	56
1973	66
1972	66
1971	63
1970	70
1969	57
1968	64
1967	68
1966	67
1965	74
1964	88
1963	89
1962	89
1961	74
1960	89
1959	87
1958	79
1957	93
1956	88
1955	79
1954	117
1953	101
1952	88
1951	112
1950	102
1949	116
1948	109
1947	116
1946	97
1945	82
1944	103
1943	115
1942	116
1941	113
1940	125
1939	96
1938	121
1937	116
1936	108
1935	110
1934	130
1933	121
1932	141
1931	124
1930	171
1929	127
1928	188
1927	186
1926	187
1925	231
1924	249
1923	222
1922	254
1921	236
1920	259
1919	264
1918	273
1917	229
1916	225
1915	229
1914	164
1913	114
1912	142
1911	59
1910	52
1909	41
1908	32
1907	41
1906	28
1905	36
1904	30
1903	26
1902	28
1901	25
1900	34
1899	19
1898	25
1897	13
1896	20
1895	21
1894	23
1893	20
1892	19
1891	21
1890	13
1889	22
1888	18
1887	16
1886	17
1885	17
1884	15
1883	20
1882	15
1881	20
1880	25

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Source and notes

U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.

The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.

Girls named Emerson each year since 1880

Boys named Emerson each year since 1880

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