Emerson Name Popularity

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How popular is Emerson?

The somewhat popular name Emerson was the 143rd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 250 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Position 143, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached for the first time this year.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2017 with 1,972 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Emerson in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1992.

Approximately during the years 1992-2006, and 2010-2016 the name Emerson took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Emerson became more popular as a girls name in 2002.

Where is the name Emerson popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

The popularity trend for Emerson has been soaring upward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Emerson has risen.

The name Emerson is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Emerson (Girl)		Emerson (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		1,935	143	1,238	281
2017		1,972	150	1,317	275
2016		1,962	160	1,225	295
2015		1,792	180	1,202	300
2014		1,682	196	1,055	324
2013		1,523	211	979	330
2012		1,312	245	838	363
2011		1,150	275	737	387
2010		1,009	316	636	430
2009		1,017	321	639	437
2008		1,163	290	584	474
2007		1,080	312	537	492
2006		1,068	308	469	538
2005		683	442	387	584
2004		268	904	267	718
2003		324	766	264	709
2002		280	833	223	773
2001		183	1,140	224	767
2000		136	1,369	170	910
1999		143	1,287	168	896
1998		146	1,244	167	868
1997		20	5,082	119	1,065
1996		16	5,869	127	988
1995		16	5,760	139	943
1994		13	6,795	112	1,054
1993		11	7,657	129	948
1992		< 5	--	119	993
1991		< 5	--	106	1,048
1990		< 5	--	130	904
1989		< 5	--	111	969
1988		< 5	--	95	995
1987		< 5	--	86	1,025
1986		< 5	--	100	914
1985		< 5	--	87	976
1984		< 5	--	89	933
1983		< 5	--	77	1,009
1982		< 5	--	75	1,051
1981		< 5	--	72	1,074
1980		< 5	--	67	1,106
1979		< 5	--	74	1,030
1978		< 5	--	73	1,018
1977		< 5	--	68	1,046
1976		< 5	--	78	941
1975		< 5	--	66	1,013
1974		< 5	--	56	1,100
1973		< 5	--	66	997
1972		< 5	--	66	994
1971		< 5	--	63	1,028
1970		< 5	--	70	960
1969		< 5	--	57	1,019
1968		< 5	--	64	902
1967		< 5	--	68	869
1966		< 5	--	67	884
1965		< 5	--	74	855
1964		< 5	--	88	806
1963		< 5	--	89	803
1962		< 5	--	89	806
1961		< 5	--	74	892
1960		< 5	--	90	807
1959		< 5	--	86	825
1958		< 5	--	80	843
1957		< 5	--	92	783
1956		< 5	--	87	797
1955		< 5	--	80	818
1954		< 5	--	117	667
1953		< 5	--	101	706
1952		< 5	--	87	756
1951		< 5	--	113	659
1950		< 5	--	102	679
1949		< 5	--	117	634
1948		< 5	--	109	651
1947		< 5	--	116	640
1946		< 5	--	97	654
1945		< 5	--	82	666
1944		< 5	--	103	606
1943		< 5	--	115	593
1942		< 5	--	116	576
1941		< 5	--	114	564
1940		< 5	--	125	520
1939		< 5	--	95	597
1938		< 5	--	121	530
1937		< 5	--	116	540
1936		< 5	--	108	549
1935		< 5	--	110	549
1934		< 5	--	130	508
1933		< 5	--	121	514
1932		< 5	--	141	482
1931		< 5	--	124	520
1930		< 5	--	171	455
1929		< 5	--	127	520
1928		< 5	--	188	435
1927		< 5	--	186	448
1926		< 5	--	187	442
1925		< 5	--	231	394
1924		< 5	--	249	379
1923		< 5	--	222	402
1922		< 5	--	254	378
1921		< 5	--	236	395
1920		< 5	--	259	373
1919		< 5	--	264	351
1918		< 5	--	273	348
1917		< 5	--	229	371
1916		< 5	--	225	361
1915		< 5	--	229	354
1914		< 5	--	164	370
1913		< 5	--	114	404
1912		< 5	--	142	304
1911		< 5	--	59	357
1910		< 5	--	52	356
1909		< 5	--	41	373
1908		< 5	--	32	422
1907		< 5	--	41	335
1906		< 5	--	28	414
1905		< 5	--	36	341
1904		< 5	--	30	371
1903		< 5	--	26	383
1902		< 5	--	28	373
1901		< 5	--	25	374
1900		< 5	--	34	382
1899		< 5	--	19	428
1898		< 5	--	25	397
1897		< 5	--	13	588
1896		< 5	--	20	445
1895		< 5	--	21	430
1894		< 5	--	23	390
1893		< 5	--	20	407
1892		< 5	--	19	449
1891		< 5	--	21	379
1890		< 5	--	13	543
1889		< 5	--	22	383
1888		< 5	--	18	449
1887		< 5	--	16	428
1886		< 5	--	17	437
1885		< 5	--	17	446
1884		< 5	--	15	493
1883		< 5	--	20	384
1882		< 5	--	15	475
1881		< 5	--	20	377
1880		< 5	--	25	344

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.