Emerson is a familiar name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Emerson is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #122 among girls (2,241) and #254 among boys (1,371) — overall #168 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,612 | 3,612 | #122 | #254 |
| 2024 | 3,247 | 3,247 | #151 | #270 |
| 2023 | 3,035 | 3,035 | #161 | #268 |
| 2022 | 2,993 | 2,993 | #170 | #274 |
| 2021 | 2,982 | 2,982 | #168 | #277 |
| 2020 | 3,069 | 3,069 | #155 | #268 |
| 2019 | 3,209 | 3,209 | #152 | #269 |
| 2018 | 3,190 | 3,190 | #143 | #284 |
| 2017 | 3,300 | 3,300 | #150 | #276 |
| 2016 | 3,188 | 3,188 | #161 | #295 |
| 2015 | 3,001 | 3,001 | #180 | #300 |
| 2014 | 2,739 | 2,739 | #196 | #324 |
| 2013 | 2,504 | 2,504 | #211 | #331 |
| 2012 | 2,151 | 2,151 | #245 | #363 |
| 2011 | 1,888 | 1,888 | #276 | #387 |
| 2010 | 1,646 | 1,646 | #316 | #430 |
| 2009 | 1,656 | 1,656 | #323 | #437 |
| 2008 | 1,750 | 1,750 | #290 | #473 |
| 2007 | 1,617 | 1,617 | #312 | #493 |
| 2006 | 1,538 | 1,538 | #308 | #539 |
| 2005 | 1,070 | 1,070 | #443 | #585 |
| 2004 | 535 | 535 | #904 | #718 |
| 2003 | 588 | 588 | #766 | #709 |
| 2002 | 503 | 503 | #833 | #774 |
| 2001 | 408 | 408 | #1,141 | #762 |
| 2000 | 306 | 306 | #1,369 | #911 |
| 1999 | 311 | 311 | #1,287 | #896 |
| 1998 | 313 | 313 | #1,247 | #868 |
| 1997 | 139 | — | #5,084 | #1,066 |
| 1996 | 143 | — | #5,870 | #988 |
| 1995 | 155 | — | #5,759 | #943 |
| 1994 | 126 | — | #6,425 | #1,054 |
| 1993 | 141 | — | #7,660 | #943 |
| 1992 | 119 | — | — | #993 |
| 1991 | 106 | — | — | #1,048 |
| 1990 | 130 | — | — | #905 |
| 1989 | 111 | — | — | #969 |
| 1988 | 95 | — | — | #995 |
| 1987 | 86 | — | — | #1,025 |
| 1986 | 100 | — | — | #914 |
| 1985 | 87 | — | — | #976 |
| 1984 | 89 | — | — | #933 |
| 1983 | 76 | — | — | #1,016 |
| 1982 | 75 | — | — | #1,051 |
| 1981 | 72 | — | — | #1,074 |
| 1980 | 67 | — | — | #1,107 |
| 1979 | 74 | — | — | #1,030 |
| 1978 | 73 | — | — | #1,020 |
| 1977 | 68 | — | — | #1,049 |
| 1976 | 78 | — | — | #942 |
| 1975 | 66 | — | — | #1,012 |
| 1974 | 56 | — | — | #1,101 |
| 1973 | 66 | — | — | #995 |
| 1972 | 66 | — | — | #994 |
| 1971 | 63 | — | — | #1,028 |
| 1970 | 70 | — | — | #960 |
| 1969 | 57 | — | — | #1,019 |
| 1968 | 64 | — | — | #902 |
| 1967 | 68 | — | — | #870 |
| 1966 | 67 | — | — | #884 |
| 1965 | 74 | — | — | #854 |
| 1964 | 88 | — | — | #806 |
| 1963 | 89 | — | — | #803 |
| 1962 | 89 | — | — | #804 |
| 1961 | 74 | — | — | #891 |
| 1960 | 89 | — | — | #811 |
| 1959 | 87 | — | — | #819 |
| 1958 | 79 | — | — | #852 |
| 1957 | 93 | — | — | #780 |
| 1956 | 88 | — | — | #794 |
| 1955 | 79 | — | — | #825 |
| 1954 | 117 | — | — | #666 |
| 1953 | 101 | — | — | #707 |
| 1952 | 88 | — | — | #752 |
| 1951 | 112 | — | — | #661 |
| 1950 | 102 | — | — | #679 |
| 1949 | 116 | — | — | #635 |
| 1948 | 109 | — | — | #651 |
| 1947 | 116 | — | — | #640 |
| 1946 | 97 | — | — | #654 |
| 1945 | 82 | — | — | #665 |
| 1944 | 103 | — | — | #606 |
| 1943 | 115 | — | — | #593 |
| 1942 | 116 | — | — | #576 |
| 1941 | 113 | — | — | #566 |
| 1940 | 125 | — | — | #520 |
| 1939 | 96 | — | — | #588 |
| 1938 | 121 | — | — | #530 |
| 1937 | 116 | — | — | #540 |
| 1936 | 108 | — | — | #549 |
| 1935 | 110 | — | — | #549 |
| 1934 | 130 | — | — | #508 |
| 1933 | 121 | — | — | #514 |
| 1932 | 141 | — | — | #481 |
| 1931 | 124 | — | — | #520 |
| 1930 | 171 | — | — | #455 |
| 1929 | 127 | — | — | #520 |
| 1928 | 188 | — | — | #435 |
| 1927 | 186 | — | — | #448 |
| 1926 | 187 | — | — | #442 |
| 1925 | 231 | — | — | #394 |
| 1924 | 249 | — | — | #379 |
| 1923 | 222 | — | — | #402 |
| 1922 | 254 | — | — | #378 |
| 1921 | 236 | — | — | #395 |
| 1920 | 259 | — | — | #373 |
| 1919 | 264 | — | — | #351 |
| 1918 | 273 | — | — | #348 |
| 1917 | 229 | — | — | #371 |
| 1916 | 225 | — | — | #361 |
| 1915 | 229 | — | — | #354 |
| 1914 | 164 | — | — | #370 |
| 1913 | 114 | — | — | #404 |
| 1912 | 142 | — | — | #304 |
| 1911 | 59 | — | — | #357 |
| 1910 | 52 | — | — | #356 |
| 1909 | 41 | — | — | #373 |
| 1908 | 32 | — | — | #422 |
| 1907 | 41 | — | — | #335 |
| 1906 | 28 | — | — | #414 |
| 1905 | 36 | — | — | #341 |
| 1904 | 30 | — | — | #371 |
| 1903 | 26 | — | — | #383 |
| 1902 | 28 | — | — | #373 |
| 1901 | 25 | — | — | #374 |
| 1900 | 34 | — | — | #382 |
| 1899 | 19 | — | — | #428 |
| 1898 | 25 | — | — | #397 |
| 1897 | 13 | — | — | #588 |
| 1896 | 20 | — | — | #445 |
| 1895 | 21 | — | — | #430 |
| 1894 | 23 | — | — | #390 |
| 1893 | 20 | — | — | #407 |
| 1892 | 19 | — | — | #449 |
| 1891 | 21 | — | — | #379 |
| 1890 | 13 | — | — | #543 |
| 1889 | 22 | — | — | #383 |
| 1888 | 18 | — | — | #449 |
| 1887 | 16 | — | — | #428 |
| 1886 | 17 | — | — | #437 |
| 1885 | 17 | — | — | #446 |
| 1884 | 15 | — | — | #493 |
| 1883 | 20 | — | — | #384 |
| 1882 | 15 | — | — | #475 |
| 1881 | 20 | — | — | #377 |
| 1880 | 25 | — | — | #344 |