Is Emersen a boy or girl name?

Emersen is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,175 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 88.4% were girls and 11.6% were boys.

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Emersen

Recorded 1998–2025 · United States

Emersen was most popular in 2012, when 68 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,577 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,916, with 46 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,175 people named Emersen.

Emersen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Emersen’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Emersen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Emersen is mostly a girl’s name — 88.4% of the 1,175 Americans given it were girls and 11.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 82% girls and 18% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org