Emerson
#122 for girls in 2025, 2,241 births · #254 for boys in 2025, 1,371 births
Given to girls 50.4% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 2,241 births
- Debut · girls
- 11 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 34,050since 1993
Emerson over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #122 | 2,241 | #254 | 1,371 |
| 2024 | #151 | 1,971 | #270 | 1,276 |
| 2023 | #161 | 1,774 | #268 | 1,261 |
| 2022 | #169 | 1,724 | #274 | 1,269 |
| 2021 | #168 | 1,743 | #277 | 1,239 |
| 2020 | #155 | 1,793 | #268 | 1,276 |
| 2019 | #152 | 1,865 | #269 | 1,344 |
| 2018 | #143 | 1,948 | #284 | 1,242 |
| 2017 | #150 | 1,978 | #276 | 1,322 |
| 2016 | #161 | 1,962 | #295 | 1,226 |
| 2015 | #180 | 1,798 | #300 | 1,203 |
| 2014 | #196 | 1,683 | #324 | 1,056 |
| 2013 | #211 | 1,525 | #331 | 979 |
| 2012 | #245 | 1,313 | #363 | 838 |
| 2011 | #275 | 1,151 | #387 | 737 |
| 2010 | #316 | 1,010 | #430 | 636 |
| 2009 | #323 | 1,017 | #437 | 639 |
| 2008 | #290 | 1,165 | #472 | 585 |
| 2007 | #312 | 1,080 | #493 | 537 |
| 2006 | #307 | 1,069 | #538 | 469 |
| 2005 | #443 | 683 | #585 | 387 |
| 2004 | #903 | 268 | #717 | 267 |
| 2003 | #764 | 324 | #709 | 264 |
| 2002 | #832 | 280 | #774 | 223 |
| 2001 | #1,141 | 183 | #762 | 225 |
| 2000 | #1,369 | 136 | #911 | 170 |
| 1999 | #1,283 | 143 | #896 | 168 |
| 1998 | #1,242 | 146 | #867 | 167 |
| 1997 | #5,010 | 20 | #1,065 | 119 |
| 1996 | #5,771 | 16 | #985 | 127 |
| 1995 | #5,677 | 16 | #943 | 139 |
| 1994 | #6,319 | 14 | #1,053 | 112 |
| 1993 | #7,498 | 11 | #942 | 130 |
| 1992 | — | #987 | 119 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,046 | 106 | |
| 1990 | — | #904 | 130 | |
| 1989 | — | #967 | 111 | |
| 1988 | — | #994 | 95 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,023 | 86 | |
| 1986 | — | #914 | 100 | |
| 1985 | — | #975 | 87 | |
| 1984 | — | #931 | 89 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,016 | 76 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,050 | 75 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,073 | 72 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,103 | 67 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,028 | 74 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,011 | 73 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,047 | 68 | |
| 1976 | — | #942 | 78 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,007 | 66 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,099 | 56 | |
| 1973 | — | #992 | 66 | |
| 1972 | — | #993 | 66 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,026 | 63 | |
| 1970 | — | #959 | 70 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,017 | 57 | |
| 1968 | — | #898 | 64 | |
| 1967 | — | #867 | 68 | |
| 1966 | — | #883 | 67 | |
| 1965 | — | #854 | 74 | |
| 1964 | — | #806 | 88 | |
| 1963 | — | #803 | 89 | |
| 1962 | — | #802 | 89 | |
| 1961 | — | #890 | 74 | |
| 1960 | — | #808 | 89 | |
| 1959 | — | #817 | 87 | |
| 1958 | — | #850 | 79 | |
| 1957 | — | #780 | 93 | |
| 1956 | — | #792 | 88 | |
| 1955 | — | #825 | 79 | |
| 1954 | — | #666 | 117 | |
| 1953 | — | #707 | 101 | |
| 1952 | — | #751 | 88 | |
| 1951 | — | #661 | 112 | |
| 1950 | — | #679 | 102 | |
| 1949 | — | #634 | 116 | |
| 1948 | — | #647 | 109 | |
| 1947 | — | #638 | 116 | |
| 1946 | — | #654 | 97 | |
| 1945 | — | #664 | 82 | |
| 1944 | — | #604 | 103 | |
| 1943 | — | #592 | 115 | |
| 1942 | — | #575 | 116 | |
| 1941 | — | #566 | 113 | |
| 1940 | — | #520 | 125 | |
| 1939 | — | #587 | 96 | |
| 1938 | — | #529 | 121 | |
| 1937 | — | #539 | 116 | |
| 1936 | — | #549 | 108 | |
| 1935 | — | #548 | 110 | |
| 1934 | — | #508 | 130 | |
| 1933 | — | #512 | 121 | |
| 1932 | — | #481 | 141 | |
| 1931 | — | #518 | 124 | |
| 1930 | — | #455 | 171 | |
| 1929 | — | #520 | 127 | |
| 1928 | — | #435 | 188 | |
| 1927 | — | #448 | 186 | |
| 1926 | — | #441 | 187 | |
| 1925 | — | #394 | 231 | |
| 1924 | — | #378 | 249 | |
| 1923 | — | #402 | 222 | |
| 1922 | — | #378 | 254 | |
| 1921 | — | #395 | 236 | |
| 1920 | — | #373 | 259 | |
| 1919 | — | #349 | 264 | |
| 1918 | — | #346 | 273 | |
| 1917 | — | #371 | 229 | |
| 1916 | — | #361 | 225 | |
| 1915 | — | #354 | 229 | |
| 1914 | — | #370 | 164 | |
| 1913 | — | #404 | 114 | |
| 1912 | — | #302 | 142 | |
| 1911 | — | #357 | 59 | |
| 1910 | — | #353 | 52 | |
| 1909 | — | #371 | 41 | |
| 1908 | — | #422 | 32 | |
| 1907 | — | #331 | 41 | |
| 1906 | — | #411 | 28 | |
| 1905 | — | #337 | 36 | |
| 1904 | — | #368 | 30 | |
| 1903 | — | #381 | 26 | |
| 1902 | — | #373 | 28 | |
| 1901 | — | #371 | 25 | |
| 1900 | — | #382 | 34 | |
| 1899 | — | #424 | 19 | |
| 1898 | — | #394 | 25 | |
| 1897 | — | #584 | 13 | |
| 1896 | — | #438 | 20 | |
| 1895 | — | #426 | 21 | |
| 1894 | — | #387 | 23 | |
| 1893 | — | #401 | 20 | |
| 1892 | — | #445 | 19 | |
| 1891 | — | #377 | 21 | |
| 1890 | — | #533 | 13 | |
| 1889 | — | #379 | 22 | |
| 1888 | — | #442 | 18 | |
| 1887 | — | #420 | 16 | |
| 1886 | — | #431 | 17 | |
| 1885 | — | #439 | 17 | |
| 1884 | — | #488 | 15 | |
| 1883 | — | #381 | 20 | |
| 1882 | — | #469 | 15 | |
| 1881 | — | #375 | 20 | |
| 1880 | — | #341 | 25 | |
The first year at least five girls were named Emerson! It came in at #7,498, and was given to 11 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1993–1996, when fewer than 17 girls a year got the name.
Where Emerson is popular in 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Vermont#68 · 1 in 184
- Indiana#82 · 1 in 409
- North Carolina#84 · 1 in 416
- Nebraska#98 · 1 in 385
- Kentucky#103 · 1 in 435
Best ever in a state: #45 in New Hampshire, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #68 | 6 | 1 in 184 |
| Indiana | #82 | 74 | 1 in 409 |
| North Carolina | #84 | 109 | 1 in 416 |
| Nebraska | #98 | 21 | 1 in 385 |
| Kentucky | #103 | 42 | 1 in 435 |
| South Carolina | #104 | 41 | 1 in 436 |
| Arkansas | #105 | 27 | 1 in 418 |
| Colorado | #105 | 52 | 1 in 453 |
| Virginia | #107 | 77 | 1 in 482 |
| Kansas | #108 | 27 | 1 in 467 |
| Ohio | #113 | 98 | 1 in 531 |
| Georgia | #116 | 84 | 1 in 572 |
| Massachusetts | #119 | 52 | 1 in 490 |
| Tennessee | #122 | 57 | 1 in 545 |
| Iowa | #123 | 27 | 1 in 481 |
| Alabama | #129 | 34 | 1 in 570 |
| Oregon | #131 | 29 | 1 in 524 |
| Missouri | #140 | 44 | 1 in 617 |
| Michigan | #146 | 66 | 1 in 637 |
| Maryland | #147 | 39 | 1 in 616 |
| Mississippi | #149 | 19 | 1 in 584 |
| South Dakota | #150 | 7 | 1 in 442 |
| Minnesota | #153 | 38 | 1 in 646 |
| North Dakota | #154 | 7 | 1 in 474 |
| Washington | #165 | 45 | 1 in 714 |
| Connecticut | #168 | 19 | 1 in 649 |
| Pennsylvania | #168 | 67 | 1 in 774 |
| New Jersey | #170 | 46 | 1 in 795 |
| New Hampshire | #171 | 6 | 1 in 596 |
| Nevada | #175 | 16 | 1 in 698 |
| Oklahoma | #175 | 24 | 1 in 700 |
| District of Columbia | #178 | 7 | 1 in 510 |
| Illinois | #180 | 69 | 1 in 835 |
| Montana | #197 | 5 | 1 in 564 |
| Texas | #202 | 167 | 1 in 1,002 |
| Wisconsin | #210 | 28 | 1 in 832 |
| Louisiana | #215 | 26 | 1 in 807 |
| West Virginia | #221 | 8 | 1 in 764 |
| Maine | #226 | 5 | 1 in 720 |
| Florida | #241 | 77 | 1 in 1,126 |
| New York | #256 | 74 | 1 in 1,214 |
| Utah | #264 | 17 | 1 in 1,062 |
| Arizona | #266 | 27 | 1 in 1,146 |
| California | #312 | 130 | 1 in 1,567 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Emerson
- 29 spots since 2024 (#151 → #122)
- 33 spots since 2020 (#155 → #122)
- 58 spots since 2015 (#180 → #122)
- Biggest jump: 460 spots in 2005 (#903 → #443)
- Biggest drop: 139 spots in 2004 (#764 → #903)
- Debuted 1993
- Peaked 2025 at #122 (2,241 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 24 yrs · run 2002–2025
- Highest: 1 in 717 girls born in 2025 were named Emerson (0.14%)
- 47.7% of all girls named Emerson (16,233) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 2001, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 366 | #1,242 (1998) | #4,686 |
| 2000s | 6,205 | #290 (2008) | #668 |
| 2010s | 16,233 | #143 (2018) | #203 |
| 2020s | 11,246 | #122 (2025) | #154 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Emerson in 2016
Top girls' names in 2016
Top boys' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 903 of them was named Emerson, which outranked 99.1% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 1,548 of them was named Emerson, which outranked 97.9% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.