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Emmerson

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Emmerson was most popular in 2013, when 193 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,222 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,832, with 89 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,093 people named Emmerson.

Most popular in2013
Rank that year#2,222
Births that year193
Total since 18803,093
Given to80% girls

Emmerson over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Emmerson’s peak in 2013. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Emmerson a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Emmerson is mostly a girl’s name — 80.2% of the 3,093 Americans given it were girls and 19.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 78% girls and 22% 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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How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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