Emmerson

Emmerson was the #2,607 girls' name in the US in 2025 (66 babies), and #2,475 in Canada.

Emmerson as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Emmerson as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUS
Emmerson as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,607 (66)—#2,475 (8)
2024#2,661 (65)—#2,685 (7)
2023#2,415 (74)——
2022#2,425 (75)#5,670 (3)#3,228 (5)
2021#2,186 (85)—#1,876 (11)
2020#1,977 (95)—#2,007 (10)
2019#1,898 (105)—#1,471 (16)
2018#1,937 (102)—#2,587 (7)
2017#1,721 (123)—#1,784 (12)
2016#1,667 (128)—#1,399 (17)
2015#1,488 (154)—#1,312 (18)
2014#1,436 (158)—#1,151 (22)
2013#1,362 (171)—#1,512 (15)
2012#1,591 (136)—#1,248 (20)
2011#1,857 (108)—#1,021 (25)

Emmerson as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Emmerson as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Emmerson as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#4,396 (23)#3,684 (5)#3,153 (5)
2024#3,693 (30)——
2023#6,220 (14)——
2022#3,995 (27)——
2021#4,118 (25)#3,990 (4)#2,812 (5)
2020#3,570 (30)—#2,431 (6)
2019#4,114 (25)#3,937 (4)#1,737 (10)
2018#3,708 (29)—#1,682 (10)
2017#3,993 (26)#4,812 (3)#2,439 (6)
2016#3,681 (29)#3,478 (5)#2,718 (5)
2015#3,591 (30)—#1,458 (12)
2014#3,532 (30)—#1,778 (9)
2013#4,313 (22)—#1,470 (12)
2012#8,158 (9)#4,805 (3)#1,655 (10)
2011#4,509 (21)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2013 at #1,362.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1998.
  • In 2025, 74% of US babies named Emmerson were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 24,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 24,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 77,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 32,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Emmerson is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 27,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 25,000 to 1 in 29,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Emmerson by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #3,095CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,127TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,533GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #3,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Emmerson (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EmmersonCanadaGirls#2,4758
EmmersonCanadaBoys#3,1535
EmmersonEngland & WalesGirls—too few
EmmersonEngland & WalesBoys#3,6845
EmmersonNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
EmmersonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
EmmersonUSGirls#2,60766
EmmersonUSBoys#4,39623