Emerson

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Emerson is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (33% of births). There have been 63,935 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 32,138 as boys and 31,797 as girls. Emerson gained popularity in the 2000s, peaked in 2017 and remains popular today. It is the #939 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 3,235
2023 3,031
2022 2,992
2021 2,980
2020 3,069
2019 3,208
2018 3,190
2017 3,299
2016 3,188
2015 3,001
2014 2,738
2013 2,503
2012 2,150
2011 1,888
2010 1,646
2009 1,656
2008 1,749
2007 1,617
2006 1,538
2005 1,070
2004 535
2003 588
2002 503
2001 408
2000 306
1999 311
1998 313
1997 139
1996 143
1995 155
1994 126
1993 141
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 117
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