Emerson

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 30% girls / 70% boys

Meaning

Emerson is an English given name, a transferred use of an English surname coming either from Anglo-Saxon Emars sunu, "Emar's son," or from "Emery's son." It is in use for both boys and girls. Spelling variants such as Emersyn are also in regular use.

From Wikipedia

Emerson first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 234 babies (rank #164 that year). In 2024 it was given to 138 boys (rank #239). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Emerson

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Emerson yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,971

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

234

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Emerson

Emerson FittipaldoChamp Car driver · b. 1946
Emersonassociation football player · b. 1976
Emerson Palmieriassociation football player · b. 1994
Emerson Royalassociation football player · b. 1999
Emerson Thomeassociation football player · b. 1972

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Names ranked near Emerson in 2024

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	15	#894
1992	24	#668
1993	30	#575
1994	30	#548
1995	30	#598
1996	32	#571
1997	33	#558
1998	32	#583
1999	30	#613
2000	22	#745
2001	22	#776
2002	25	#723
2003	33	#611
2004	41	#540
2005	44	#518
2006	59	#427
2007	81	#352
2008	97	#322
2009	108	#295
2010	97	#319
2011	135	#242
2012	130	#259
2013	148	#237
2014	228	#166
2015	234	#164
2016	234	#160
2017	218	#178
2018	219	#173
2019	211	#177
2020	186	#189
2021	187	#196
2022	164	#208
2023	147	#222
2024	138	#239