Is Emmerson a boy or girl name?
Emmerson is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 65 girls and 30 boys were named Emmerson, so 68.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 80.4% of the 3,002 US babies named Emmerson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,708
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,664
- Babies named Emmerson since 1915
- 3,002
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 193 babies
Boys and girls named Emmerson, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 65 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990s | 15 | 29 | 65.9% |
| 2000s | 65 | 683 | 91.3% |
| 2010s | 229 | 1,307 | 85.1% |
| 2020s | 126 | 394 | 75.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30 | #3,708 | 65 | #2,664 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,296 | 74 | #2,425 |
| 2022 | 27 | #4,017 | 75 | #2,430 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,144 | 85 | #2,193 |
| 2020 | 30 | #3,596 | 95 | #1,981 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,147 | 105 | #1,900 |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,815 | 102 | #1,942 |
| 2017 | 26 | #4,021 | 123 | #1,725 |
| 2016 | 29 | #3,713 | 128 | #1,675 |
| 2015 | 30 | #3,607 | 154 | #1,488 |
| 2014 | 30 | #3,556 | 158 | #1,439 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,369 | 171 | #1,365 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,359 | 136 | #1,595 |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,548 | 108 | #1,863 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,334 | 122 | #1,714 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,194 | 136 | #1,644 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,164 | 129 | #1,721 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,765 | 106 | #1,942 |
| 2006 | 9 | #8,203 | 110 | #1,853 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,771 | 65 | #2,609 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,217 | 29 | #4,637 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,616 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,913 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,889 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,290 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,002 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,703 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,722 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,446 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,255 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,331 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,235 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,124 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,041 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,028 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,726 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,230 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,638 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,694 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,074 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,195 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,029 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,837 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,562 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,849 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,480 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,616 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,582 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,506 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 9 | #2,942 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,022 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,693 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Emmerson reached #2,029 in 1929. As a girl name, it reached #1,365 in 2013. 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 Emmerson
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.