Emersen
The Story of Emersen
As a girl name
Emersen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1998, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2008: 61 births, good for #2,887 nationwide. About 45% of every Emersen on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Emersen ranks #4,756 for girls with 28 births, falling sharply (-26%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Emersen as a boy name dates back to 2006, when 5 babies received it. 2018 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Emersen — #6,035 in the national rankings. About 57% of every Emersen on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Emersen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 126 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Emersen
Emersen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Emersen's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #2,887. Use the chart and map above to compare Emersen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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