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Emerson name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Emerson ranks #122 in female records (2,241 reported) and #254 in male records (1,371 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

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Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#122 · 2,241 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 270 female records (1,971 to 2,241); rank moved from #151 to #122.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 498 female records (1,743 to 2,241); rank moved from #168 to #122.
2025 male rank and count
#254 · 1,371 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 95 male records (1,276 to 1,371); rank moved from #270 to #254.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 132 male records (1,239 to 1,371); rank moved from #277 to #254.
Peak year in available data
2025: 2,241 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Emerson becoming more popular?

Emerson's reported female count increased by 270 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #151 to #122. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Emerson in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for EmersonFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,2410201620252016: 1,962 female records2017: 1,978 female records2018: 1,948 female records2019: 1,865 female records2020: 1,793 female records2021: 1,743 female records2022: 1,724 female records2023: 1,774 female records2024: 1,971 female records2025: 2,241 female records2016: 1,226 male records2017: 1,322 male records2018: 1,242 male records2019: 1,344 male records2020: 1,276 male records2021: 1,239 male records2022: 1,269 male records2023: 1,261 male records2024: 1,276 male records2025: 1,371 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20252,2411221,371254
20241,9711511,276270
20231,7741611,261268
20221,7241701,269274
20211,7431681,239277
20201,7931551,276268
20191,8651521,344269
20181,9481431,242284
20171,9781501,322276
20161,9621611,226295

Questions about Emerson’s popularity

How common is Emerson in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Emerson ranks #122 in female records (2,241 reported) and #254 in male records (1,371 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Emerson?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Emerson only.

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