Emerson

Given to 67,571 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#122

recorded as girls

29 since 2024

#254

recorded as boys

16 since 2024

Babies in 2025

3,612

girls 2,241 · boys 1,371

Peak year

2025

2,241 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

67,571

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Emerson was most popular in 2025, when 2,241 babies recorded as girls got the name (1.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,241 babies were named Emerson, ranking #122 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	2,241	122	1,371	254
2024	1,971	151	1,276	270
2023	1,774	161	1,261	268
2022	1,724	169	1,269	274
2021	1,743	168	1,239	277
2020	1,793	155	1,276	268
2019	1,865	152	1,344	269
2018	1,948	143	1,242	284
2017	1,978	150	1,322	276
2016	1,962	161	1,226	295
2015	1,798	180	1,203	300
2014	1,683	196	1,056	324
2013	1,525	211	979	331
2012	1,313	245	838	363
2011	1,151	275	737	387
2010	1,010	316	636	430
2009	1,017	323	639	437
2008	1,165	290	585	472
2007	1,080	312	537	493
2006	1,069	307	469	538
2005	683	443	387	585
2004	268	903	267	717
2003	324	764	264	709
2002	280	832	223	774
2001	183	1141	225	762
2000	136	1369	170	911
1999	143	1283	168	896
1998	146	1242	167	867
1997	20	5010	119	1065
1996	16	5771	127	985
1995	16	5677	139	943
1994	14	6319	112	1053
1993	11	7498	130	942
1992	<5	—	119	987
1991	<5	—	106	1046
1990	<5	—	130	904
1989	<5	—	111	967
1988	<5	—	95	994
1987	<5	—	86	1023
1986	<5	—	100	914
1985	<5	—	87	975
1984	<5	—	89	931
1983	<5	—	76	1016
1982	<5	—	75	1050
1981	<5	—	72	1073
1980	<5	—	67	1103
1979	<5	—	74	1028
1978	<5	—	73	1011
1977	<5	—	68	1047
1976	<5	—	78	942
1975	<5	—	66	1007
1974	<5	—	56	1099
1973	<5	—	66	992
1972	<5	—	66	993
1971	<5	—	63	1026
1970	<5	—	70	959
1969	<5	—	57	1017
1968	<5	—	64	898
1967	<5	—	68	867
1966	<5	—	67	883
1965	<5	—	74	854
1964	<5	—	88	806
1963	<5	—	89	803
1962	<5	—	89	802
1961	<5	—	74	890
1960	<5	—	89	808
1959	<5	—	87	817
1958	<5	—	79	850
1957	<5	—	93	780
1956	<5	—	88	792
1955	<5	—	79	825
1954	<5	—	117	666
1953	<5	—	101	707
1952	<5	—	88	751
1951	<5	—	112	661
1950	<5	—	102	679
1949	<5	—	116	634
1948	<5	—	109	647
1947	<5	—	116	638
1946	<5	—	97	654
1945	<5	—	82	664
1944	<5	—	103	604
1943	<5	—	115	592
1942	<5	—	116	575
1941	<5	—	113	566
1940	<5	—	125	520
1939	<5	—	96	587
1938	<5	—	121	529
1937	<5	—	116	539
1936	<5	—	108	549
1935	<5	—	110	548
1934	<5	—	130	508
1933	<5	—	121	512
1932	<5	—	141	481
1931	<5	—	124	518
1930	<5	—	171	455
1929	<5	—	127	520
1928	<5	—	188	435
1927	<5	—	186	448
1926	<5	—	187	441
1925	<5	—	231	394
1924	<5	—	249	378
1923	<5	—	222	402
1922	<5	—	254	378
1921	<5	—	236	395
1920	<5	—	259	373
1919	<5	—	264	349
1918	<5	—	273	346
1917	<5	—	229	371
1916	<5	—	225	361
1915	<5	—	229	354
1914	<5	—	164	370
1913	<5	—	114	404
1912	<5	—	142	302
1911	<5	—	59	357
1910	<5	—	52	353
1909	<5	—	41	371
1908	<5	—	32	422
1907	<5	—	41	331
1906	<5	—	28	411
1905	<5	—	36	337
1904	<5	—	30	368
1903	<5	—	26	381
1902	<5	—	28	373
1901	<5	—	25	371
1900	<5	—	34	382
1899	<5	—	19	424
1898	<5	—	25	394
1897	<5	—	13	584
1896	<5	—	20	438
1895	<5	—	21	426
1894	<5	—	23	387
1893	<5	—	20	401
1892	<5	—	19	445
1891	<5	—	21	377
1890	<5	—	13	533
1889	<5	—	22	379
1888	<5	—	18	442
1887	<5	—	16	420
1886	<5	—	17	431
1885	<5	—	17	439
1884	<5	—	15	488
1883	<5	—	20	381
1882	<5	—	15	469
1881	<5	—	20	375
1880	<5	—	25	341