# Emerson (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/emerson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛmɚ.sən/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Emmerson |
| US babies named this | 67,571 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 33,521 / 34,050 (50% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,198, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Emery + -son.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,151 | 276 |
| 2012 | 1,313 | 245 |
| 2013 | 1,525 | 211 |
| 2014 | 1,683 | 196 |
| 2015 | 1,798 | 180 |
| 2016 | 1,962 | 161 |
| 2017 | 1,978 | 150 |
| 2018 | 1,948 | 143 |
| 2019 | 1,865 | 152 |
| 2020 | 1,793 | 155 |
| 2021 | 1,743 | 168 |
| 2022 | 1,724 | 170 |
| 2023 | 1,774 | 161 |
| 2024 | 1,971 | 151 |
| 2025 | 2,241 | 122 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 737 | 387 |
| 2012 | 838 | 363 |
| 2013 | 979 | 331 |
| 2014 | 1,056 | 324 |
| 2015 | 1,203 | 300 |
| 2016 | 1,226 | 295 |
| 2017 | 1,322 | 276 |
| 2018 | 1,242 | 284 |
| 2019 | 1,344 | 269 |
| 2020 | 1,276 | 268 |
| 2021 | 1,239 | 277 |
| 2022 | 1,269 | 274 |
| 2023 | 1,261 | 268 |
| 2024 | 1,276 | 270 |
| 2025 | 1,371 | 254 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | 4,564 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5,707 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2,887 |
| 2014 | 13 | 2,058 |
| 2015 | 9 | 2,705 |
| 2016 | 15 | 1,920 |
| 2017 | 7 | 3,229 |
| 2018 | 8 | 2,901 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2,643 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2,843 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3,519 |
| 2022 | 7 | 3,148 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2,689 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2,253 |
| 2025 | 19 | 1,584 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 34 | 852 |
| 2012 | 31 | 947 |
| 2013 | 39 | 788 |
| 2014 | 46 | 710 |
| 2015 | 62 | 597 |
| 2016 | 61 | 594 |
| 2017 | 43 | 779 |
| 2018 | 50 | 690 |
| 2019 | 46 | 723 |
| 2020 | 38 | 812 |
| 2021 | 58 | 632 |
| 2022 | 61 | 606 |
| 2023 | 58 | 614 |
| 2024 | 54 | 678 |
| 2025 | 74 | 522 |

## People named Emerson

- Edward Emerson Barnard, American astronomer and astronomical photographer (1857-1923)
- Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazilian racing driver (born 1946)
- Emerson, Brazilian footballer (born 1976)
- Émerson Leão, Brazilian association football player and manager (born 1949)
- Émerson Carvalho da Silva, Brazilian association football player
- Emerson Royal, Brazilian association football player
- Émerson Luiz Firmino, Brazilian association football player
- Emerson Thome, Brazilian association football player
- Emerson Spencer, athletics competitor (1906–1985)
- Emerson Paulista, Brazilian association football player
- Emerson Hyndman, American soccer player
- Emerson Orlando de Melo, Brazilian association football player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.