Emerson
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Emerson
Emerson is a dignified, somewhat serious name associated with transcendental thinker Ralph Waldo Emerson. Much more popular now for girls since Desperate Housewife Teri Hatcher used it for her daughter, it is definitely still a viable boys name.
Emerson for girls#122 US
The combination of Emily and Emma's popularity -- and the fact that Desperate Housewives star Teri Hatcher's daughter is named Emerson -- have put this formerly strictly boys’ name, embodying the gravitas of Ralph Waldo Emerson, in the limelight for girls.
Shonda Rhimes, creator/producer/writer/director of Grey's Anatomy, has a daughter named Emerson Pearl. Emerson is now one of the most popular unisex names starting with E.
Pronounced EM-er-sun.
As of October 2026, Emerson ranked #254 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #148.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #324 | 1,055 | #196 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | #300 | 1,203 | #180 | 1,798 |
| 2016 | #295 | 1,226 | #161 | 1,962 |
| 2017 | #276 | 1,321 | #150 | 1,978 |
| 2018 | #284 | 1,242 | #143 | 1,948 |
| 2019 | #269 | 1,343 | #152 | 1,865 |
| 2020 | #268 | 1,276 | #155 | 1,793 |
| 2021 | #278 | 1,237 | #167 | 1,743 |
| 2022 | #274 | 1,268 | #169 | 1,724 |
| 2023 | #268 | 1,260 | #161 | 1,771 |
| 2024 | #270 | 1,270 | #151 | 1,965 |
| 2025 | #254 | 1,371 | #122 | 2,241 |
World rankings
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Emerson on lists
Famous Emersons
- Emerson ClarkBoy
Hockey Player
- Emerson BarrettBoy
drummer of fashion,art band Palaye Royale
- Emerson EtemBoy
American/Professional Hockey Player
- Emerson FrostadBoy
Baseball Player
- Emerson SpencerBoy
American Sprinter
- Emerson Hugh De LacyBoy
American Politician
- Emerson CollinsBoy
Actor and Producer
- Emerson BrooksBoy
American Actor
- Emerson BorgesBoy
Brazilian Football/Soccer player
- Emerson SwinfordBoy
Guitarist
- Emerson BoozeerBoy
American Football Player
- Emerson FittipaldiBoy
Brazilian automobile racing driver
- Emerson de la RosaBoy
footballer
- Emerson HartBoy
lead singer of alternative rock band Tonic
- Emerson HenriqueBoy
musician
- Emerson HyndmanBoy
American soccer Player
- Eric Emerson SchmidtBoy
Executive Chairman of Google
- Emerson UlrichBoy
son of actress Lisa Langlois and Robert Ulrich
- Emerson TruettBoy
son of actress Rebecca Herbst
- Emerson KattBoy
son of actor William Katt
- Emerson Roland Herter (b. 2013)Boy
son of TV personalities Blair Herter and Jessica Chobot
- Emerson Spencer Stone (b. 2014)Boy
son of chef Curtis Stone and Lindsay Price
- Emerson Stajan (b. 2014)Boy
late son of ice hockey player Matt Stajan
- Emerson NewtonBoy
John, nephew of Olivia Newton,John
- Zephyr Emerson ParkerBoy
son of Sean Parker of Facebook
- Jacob Emerson FishmanBoy
son of actress Courtney Thorne,Smith
- Emerson Fox SmithBoy
son of Halestorm's bassist Joshua Smith
- Emerson Rose Tenney (b. 1997)Girl
daughter of actress Teri Hatcher and Jon Tenney
- Emerson Pearl Rhimes (b. 2012)Girl
daughter of producer/director Shonda Rhimes
- Emerson Jay Swisher (b. 2013)Girl
daughter of Nick and Joanna Garcia,Swisher
- Emerson Bradley (b. 2016)Girl
daughter of baseball player Jackie Bradley Jr.
- Emerson Harper Mars (b. 2017)Girl
daughter of actress Patina Miller and David Mars
Emerson in pop culture
- Emerson CodBoy
character on TV's Pushing Daisies
- Emerson DriveBoy
Canadian country music band
- Emerson StrangeBoy
comic book character
- Radcliffe EmersonBoy
husband of Amelia Peabody in Elizabeth Peters' mystery series
- Emerson KentBoy
character on British TV series Whitechapel
- Charles Emerson Winchester IIIBoy
character on TV's M*A*S*H
- Emerson CollegeBoy
school in Boston, Massachusetts
- Carl EmersonBoy
called Emerson, character on CW's "The 100"
- Emerson ColeGirl
character in Myra McEntire's Hourglass series
- Emerson JaneGirl
daughter in film "What to Expect When You're Expecting"
- Emerson WattsGirl
the main character in film "Airhead"
- EmersonGirl
jewelery brand
- Emerson CollegeGirl
a private arts college in Boston, MA
- Emerson "Emmy" BlackGirl
character in the Blackwood Security series by Elise Noble
Variations & nicknames
- EmmersonBoy