Emerson

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Origin and meaning of Emerson

Gender: Historical gender:: Usage over the past 5 years:

Girls - 64% (7,764 births)

Boys - 36% (4,412 births)

Source: US SSA data
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Origin:: English variant of the Norman name Emery
Meaning:: › Home
› labor, power
› son of Emery
More info:: Emerson is an English surname from the name Emery with the suffix "son".

Ralph Waldo Emerson is a famous American philosopher and writer who lived in the 1880s.

Pronunciation:: EM er sun

Form of:: Emery

Variants:

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Popularity:: Ranks 333rd in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby names. Show popularity chart

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Popularity of Emerson (Source: US SSA)

Rank

Overall Boys Girls

Year

Since 1880 Emerson was chosen 27,423 times as a name, 10,002 times for girls and 17,421 times for boys

Year	Overall Rank	Girls Rank	Boys Rank	Girls Births	Boys Births
2012	333	244	364	1,301	828
2011	367	276	387	1,142	730
2010	409	315	432	1,000	629
2009	420	321	436	1,014	637
2008	412	290	475	1,160	582
2007	441	312	492	1,079	537
2006	457	308	536	1,068	469
2005	607	443	584	682	387
2004	993	904	718	268	266
2003	911	766	708	324	265
2002	1,008	833	772	280	223
2001	1,144	1,140	766	183	224
2000	1,360	1,368	910	136	170
1999	1,307	1,287	895	143	168
1998	1,295	1,242	868	146	167
1997	2,192	5,079	1,075	20	118
1996	2,111	5,868	987	16	127
1995	1,974	5,758	941	16	139
1994	2,288	6,793	1,053	13	112
1993	2,098	7,654	947	11	129
1992	2,316	-	992	-	119
1991	2,476	-	1,048	-	106
1990	2,125	-	904	-	130
1989	2,263	-	969	-	111
1988	2,378	-	994	-	95
1987	2,432	-	1,025	-	86
1986	2,169	-	914	-	100
1985	2,326	-	976	-	87
1984	2,222	-	942	-	88
1983	2,453	-	1,023	-	75
1982	2,537	-	1,052	-	75
1981	2,605	-	1,074	-	72
1980	2,675	-	1,099	-	68
1979	2,497	-	1,030	-	74
1978	2,428	-	1,008	-	74
1977	2,552	-	1,050	-	67
1976	2,226	-	941	-	78
1975	2,447	-	1,009	-	66
1974	2,652	-	1,099	-	56
1973	2,374	-	1,004	-	65
1972	2,363	-	995	-	66
1971	2,491	-	1,025	-	63
1970	2,319	-	949	-	71
1969	2,494	-	1,018	-	57
1968	2,235	-	902	-	64
1967	2,132	-	867	-	68
1966	2,153	-	884	-	67
1965	2,034	-	852	-	75
1964	1,930	-	808	-	88
1963	1,924	-	808	-	88
1962	1,917	-	804	-	89
1961	2,122	-	891	-	74
1960	1,892	-	806	-	90
1959	1,922	-	825	-	86
1958	1,961	-	844	-	80
1957	1,815	-	778	-	93
1956	1,842	-	797	-	87
1955	1,885	-	824	-	79
1954	1,514	-	669	-	117
1953	1,621	-	717	-	99
1952	1,709	-	760	-	86
1951	1,466	-	660	-	112
1950	1,515	-	679	-	102
1949	1,392	-	633	-	116
1948	1,431	-	645	-	110
1947	1,393	-	636	-	117
1946	1,444	-	654	-	97
1945	1,461	-	665	-	82
1944	1,318	-	611	-	102
1943	1,268	-	593	-	115
1942	1,234	-	576	-	116
1941	1,193	-	564	-	114
1940	1,111	-	519	-	125
1939	1,243	-	582	-	97
1938	1,112	-	530	-	120
1937	1,131	-	540	-	116
1936	1,145	-	549	-	108
1935	1,140	-	549	-	110
1934	1,046	-	508	-	130
1933	1,064	-	509	-	122
1932	1,017	-	484	-	140
1931	1,083	-	519	-	124
1930	946	-	454	-	171
1929	1,110	-	520	-	127
1928	915	-	434	-	189
1927	938	-	448	-	186
1926	932	-	445	-	186
1925	833	-	396	-	230
1924	812	-	379	-	249
1923	854	-	401	-	222
1922	787	-	378	-	253
1921	832	-	395	-	237
1920	781	-	373	-	259
1919	747	-	352	-	264
1918	744	-	349	-	273
1917	791	-	371	-	229
1916	777	-	361	-	225
1915	749	-	354	-	229
1914	785	-	370	-	164
1913	873	-	404	-	114
1912	695	-	304	-	142
1911	894	-	357	-	59
1910	923	-	356	-	52
1909	977	-	373	-	41
1908	1,098	-	422	-	32
1907	905	-	335	-	41
1906	1,095	-	414	-	28
1905	919	-	341	-	36
1904	996	-	371	-	30
1903	1,028	-	383	-	26
1902	988	-	373	-	28
1901	994	-	374	-	25
1900	982	-	382	-	34
1899	1,147	-	428	-	19
1898	1,040	-	397	-	25
1897	1,456	-	588	-	13
1896	1,148	-	445	-	20
1895	1,102	-	430	-	21
1894	995	-	390	-	23
1893	1,042	-	407	-	20
1892	1,105	-	449	-	19
1891	940	-	379	-	21
1890	1,284	-	543	-	13
1889	913	-	383	-	22
1888	1,031	-	449	-	18
1887	973	-	428	-	16
1886	965	-	437	-	17
1885	954	-	446	-	17
1884	1,017	-	492	-	15
1883	798	-	384	-	20
1882	944	-	475	-	15
1881	740	-	377	-	20
1880	654	-	344	-	25

Show all years since 1880 ▼

1880-89	897	-	426
1890-99	1124	-	448
1900-09	1001	-	377
1910-19	803	-	358
1920-29	854	-	405
1930-39	1076	-	516
1940-49	1317	-	607
1950-59	1703	-	748
1960-64	1964	-	827
1965-69	2139	-	876
1970-74	2387	-	993
1975-79	2413	-	1002
1980-84	2568	-	1062
1985-89	2326	-	977
1990-94	2254	7654	973
1995-99	1893	4487	968
2000	1360	1368	910
2001	1144	1140	766
2002	1008	833	772
2003	911	766	708
2004	993	904	718
2005	607	443	584
2006	457	308	536
2007	441	312	492
2008	412	290	475
2009	420	321	436
2010	409	315	432
2011	367	276	387
2012	333	244	364

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Meaning of Emerson: Emerson is an English surname from the name Emery with the suffix "son"

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