Baby Name Popularity Profile

Emerson

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Emerson.

✦ Son of Emery 🌍 English, German Traditional
National Rank (2025) #122
All-Time Peak Rank #122 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 34,050 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 39.1% Boy / 60.9% Girl Leans Female
Boy Rank (2025) #254 ↗ as a Boy name
First Recorded 1993 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 2,241 births in 2025
💡 The Emerson Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Son of Emery
Language Origin English, German
Origin Type multiple
Derived from an English surname meaning 'son of Emery'. Emery itself comes from the Germanic name Emmerich, meaning 'brave power'.
Common Nicknames
Em Emmy Sonny
Alternative Spellings
Emmerson
Pronunciation: EM-er-sun
Themes & Categories
Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Emerson across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +25.0%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +24.6%
2015: 1,798 births 1,798 2016: 1,962 births 2017: 1,978 births 2018: 1,948 births 2019: 1,865 births 2020: 1,793 births 1,793 2021: 1,743 births 2022: 1,724 births 2023: 1,774 births 2024: 1,971 births 2025: 2,241 births 2,241
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 2,241 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 21 yrs
Longest Streak 33 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 0
1990s: 366
2000s: 6,205
2010s: 16,233
2020s: 11,246

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables E-mers-on
Letter Count 7 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 54.1% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 54.1% of SSA names. Starts with E, a letter used by only 3.9% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Colorado
Top States Colorado, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Colorado #140 957 2023 27.3% Decline
New Hampshire #46 217 2025 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #73 1,756 2025 +24.5% Growth
Tennessee #77 1,083 2025 +50.0% Growth
Georgia #72 1,409 2025 +43.6% Growth
South Carolina #46 727 2025 +86.8% Growth
Nebraska #80 357 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #154 1,033 2016 +24.4% Growth
Kansas #96 472 2025 +18.5% Growth
Idaho #95 172 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #92 1,029 2016 +69.2% Growth
Washington #144 699 2025 +37.1% Growth
Iowa #88 544 2008 +13.8% Growth
Massachusetts #81 1,006 2020 11.8% Decline
Oregon #162 371 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #91 442 2015 +3.6% Growth
Texas #173 2,924 2025 +17.9% Growth
Missouri #91 850 2025 +103.3% Growth
Kentucky #122 656 2017 +32.1% Growth
Florida #203 1,284 2025 +39.4% Growth
South Dakota #103 123 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Maine #62 158 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #91 1,649 2024 +24.7% Growth
Maryland #171 537 2016 +3.4% Growth
Oklahoma #115 482 2017 6.1% Decline
Montana #126 107 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #252 426 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #107 638 2025 +42.4% Growth
Michigan #90 1,283 2025 +29.7% Growth
Nevada #549 111 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #84 359 2025 +24.0% Growth
Delaware #188 64 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #93 569 2025 +24.3% Growth
Wisconsin #150 600 2018 +34.6% Growth
Utah #152 247 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #94 1,371 2017 +46.8% Growth
New Jersey #203 674 2015 2.4% Decline
Louisiana #172 420 2017 Insufficient historical volume
California #288 2,278 2015 15.0% Decline
Pennsylvania #109 1,209 2025 +35.3% Growth
Mississippi #107 277 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 36 2017 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota #148 71 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 70 2017 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 85 2019 Insufficient historical volume
New York #207 1,201 2025 +34.4% Growth
West Virginia #84 125 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 6 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 6 2017 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico #326 20 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 10 2014 Insufficient historical volume

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