Emmerson
Emmerson was the 2623rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 66 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1365th with 171 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,134 places. More babies were named Emmerson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Emersyn) son of Emery (via Emerson) · English, Germanic
- Rank in 2025
- #2,623 girls, down 642 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 66girls
- Girls and boys
- 75% girls, 25% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2013171 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,093babies recorded
What does the name Emmerson mean?
Emmerson is a spelling of Emersyn, pronounced the same way, so it shares Emersyn's meaning and origin.
Emersyn is a recent respelling of Emerson, made more feminine with the -syn ending, as Wiktionary notes. Emerson is an English patronymic surname, 'son of Emery' (or of a similar name Emar), and Emery is a medieval Germanic name whose second element means 'ruler'. DMNES explains that the first element of Emery cannot be pinned down. The writer Ralph Waldo Emerson made the surname famous in the US.
Emery (Middle English, “personal name”)-son (Middle English, “son of”)rīhhi (Old High German, “ruler (in Emery)”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Emerson, Emery, Emmy.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Emersyn', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'Emerson', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Emery', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
Emmerson popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,623 | #4,437 | 66 | 23 |
| 2020 | #1,981 | #3,599 | 95 | 30 |
| 2010 | #1,714 | #8,334 | 122 | 9 |
| 2000 | #6,291 | — | 17 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | #3,230 | — | 6 |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | #4,506 | — | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Emmerson, counting every spelling?
Emmerson is a spelling of Emersyn, a name family that ranked #144 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,623 for Emmerson on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,319 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emersyn | 2,111 | #138 | 9,976 |
| Emmerson | 66 | #2,623 | 365 |
| Emmersyn | 62 | #2,760 | 334 |
| Emersynn | 34 | #4,208 | 164 |
| Emersen | 36 | #4,006 | 159 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Emmerson?
66 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Emmerson (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Emmerson born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 127 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Emmerson.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Emmerson?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Emmerson are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 17. That makes Emmerson mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Emmerson by state
How common Emmerson was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Emmerson: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Emmerson, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Emmerson
What does Emmerson mean?
Emmerson is a spelling of Emersyn, which means “son of Emery (via Emerson)” (English, Germanic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Emmerson?
Emmerson was the 2623rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 66 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1365th with 171 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,134 places. More babies were named Emmerson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Emmerson a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 75% girls, 25% boys given the name Emmerson in the US.
Where is Emmerson most popular?
In 2021–2025, Emmerson was most common in Tennessee (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Michigan.