# Emmerson (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/emmerson/  
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 | Emerson |
| US babies named this | 3,093 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 613 / 2,480 (80% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 54, 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 | 108 | 1,863 |
| 2012 | 136 | 1,595 |
| 2013 | 171 | 1,365 |
| 2014 | 158 | 1,440 |
| 2015 | 154 | 1,489 |
| 2016 | 128 | 1,675 |
| 2017 | 123 | 1,726 |
| 2018 | 102 | 1,942 |
| 2019 | 105 | 1,901 |
| 2020 | 95 | 1,981 |
| 2021 | 85 | 2,193 |
| 2022 | 75 | 2,430 |
| 2023 | 74 | 2,428 |
| 2024 | 65 | 2,674 |
| 2025 | 66 | 2,623 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 21 | 4,550 |
| 2012 | 9 | 8,361 |
| 2013 | 22 | 4,369 |
| 2014 | 30 | 3,556 |
| 2015 | 30 | 3,609 |
| 2016 | 29 | 3,713 |
| 2017 | 26 | 4,021 |
| 2018 | 29 | 3,731 |
| 2019 | 25 | 4,149 |
| 2020 | 30 | 3,599 |
| 2021 | 25 | 4,147 |
| 2022 | 27 | 4,020 |
| 2023 | 14 | 6,301 |
| 2024 | 30 | 3,722 |
| 2025 | 23 | 4,437 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3 | 4,373 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5,707 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5,669 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3 | 2,901 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4,052 |
| 2007 | 7 | 2,435 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4,432 |
| 2009 | 5 | 3,227 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4,805 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3,478 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4,812 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3,937 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3,990 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3,684 |

## People named Emmerson

- Emmerson Boyce, Barbadian footballer

## 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.