How Many People Are Named Emerson?
people named Emerson are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 5,667 people in the US has this name
Based on 67,571 babies named Emerson in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
3,612 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname meaning "son of EMERY". The surname was borne by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), an American writer and philosopher who wrote about transcendentalism.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Emerson in English. Counting Emerson and these spellings together, about 63,258 people alive in the US have the name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Emerson, 56.1% were girls and 43.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Emerson rose from 0% in the 1880s to 59.4% in the 2020s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Emerson alive today is about 12 years old, and 93% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 15 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Emerson first appears in the records in 1880, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 3,612 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Emerson has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #122, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #122. Among boys, its best rank was #254, in 2025.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #122 | #254 |
| Best rank | #122 (2025) | #254 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #197 in the 2010s | #327 in the 2010s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Emerson alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Emerson were born in California than in any other state: about 4,741 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Emerson was given 1.8 times as often in New Hampshire, 1.6 times in Colorado and 1.6 times in Ohio.
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