Is Emerson a boy or girl name?
Emerson is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 1,965 girls and 1,270 boys were named Emerson, so 60.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 49.7% of the 63,935 US babies named Emerson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #270
- Girl rank, 2024
- #151
- Babies named Emerson since 1880
- 63,935
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 3,299 babies
Boys and girls named Emerson, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 185 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 194 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 321 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,751 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 2,139 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,238 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,093 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 946 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 759 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 680 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 858 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,317 | 366 | 21.7% |
| 2000s | 3,766 | 6,204 | 62.2% |
| 2010s | 10,580 | 16,231 | 60.5% |
| 2020s | 6,311 | 8,996 | 58.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,270 | #270 | 1,965 | #151 |
| 2023 | 1,260 | #268 | 1,771 | #161 |
| 2022 | 1,268 | #274 | 1,724 | #169 |
| 2021 | 1,237 | #278 | 1,743 | #167 |
| 2020 | 1,276 | #268 | 1,793 | #155 |
| 2019 | 1,343 | #269 | 1,865 | #152 |
| 2018 | 1,242 | #284 | 1,948 | #143 |
| 2017 | 1,321 | #276 | 1,978 | #150 |
| 2016 | 1,226 | #295 | 1,962 | #161 |
| 2015 | 1,203 | #300 | 1,798 | #180 |
| 2014 | 1,055 | #324 | 1,683 | #196 |
| 2013 | 979 | #331 | 1,524 | #211 |
| 2012 | 838 | #363 | 1,312 | #245 |
| 2011 | 737 | #387 | 1,151 | #276 |
| 2010 | 636 | #430 | 1,010 | #316 |
| 2009 | 639 | #437 | 1,017 | #323 |
| 2008 | 585 | #473 | 1,164 | #290 |
| 2007 | 537 | #493 | 1,080 | #312 |
| 2006 | 469 | #539 | 1,069 | #308 |
| 2005 | 387 | #585 | 683 | #443 |
| 2004 | 267 | #718 | 268 | #904 |
| 2003 | 264 | #709 | 324 | #766 |
| 2002 | 223 | #774 | 280 | #833 |
| 2001 | 225 | #762 | 183 | #1,140 |
| 2000 | 170 | #911 | 136 | #1,369 |
| 1999 | 168 | #896 | 143 | #1,287 |
| 1998 | 167 | #868 | 146 | #1,247 |
| 1997 | 119 | #1,066 | 20 | #5,083 |
| 1996 | 127 | #988 | 16 | #5,870 |
| 1995 | 139 | #943 | 16 | #5,759 |
| 1994 | 112 | #1,054 | 14 | #6,425 |
| 1993 | 130 | #943 | 11 | #7,658 |
| 1992 | 119 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 106 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 130 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 111 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 95 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 86 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 100 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 87 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 89 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 76 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 75 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 72 | #1,074 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 67 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 74 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 73 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 68 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 78 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 66 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 56 | #1,101 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 66 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 66 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 63 | #1,028 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 70 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 57 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 64 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 68 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 67 | #884 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 74 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 88 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 89 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 89 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 74 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 89 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 87 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 79 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 93 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 88 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 79 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 117 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 101 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 88 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 112 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 102 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 117 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 109 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 116 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 97 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 82 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 103 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 115 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 116 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 113 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 125 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 96 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 121 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 116 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 108 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 110 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 130 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 121 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 141 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 124 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 171 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 127 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 188 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 186 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 187 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 231 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 249 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 222 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 254 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 236 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 259 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 264 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 273 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 229 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 225 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 229 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 164 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 114 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 142 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 59 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 52 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 41 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 32 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 41 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 28 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 36 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 30 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 26 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 28 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 25 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 34 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 19 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 25 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 13 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 20 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 21 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 23 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 20 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 19 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 21 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 13 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 22 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 18 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 16 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 17 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 17 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 15 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 20 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 15 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 20 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 25 | #344 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Emerson reached #268 in 2020. As a girl name, it reached #143 in 2018. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Emerson
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.