Emerson

Where Emerson comes from

From Emery + -son.
— Wiktionary's entry for Emerson
  • 3 syllables
Emerson through the years
  1. 1946
    Emerson Fittipaldi born
    Brazilian racing driver
  2. 1976
    Emerson born
    Brazilian footballer
  3. 1993
    First appearance
    #7,498 among girls with 11 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2002
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  5. 2025
    Peak, #122
    2,241 babies named Emerson, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
  • A female given name transferred from the surname.
  • A city in Georgia, Bartow County, United States.
  • A borough in Bergen County, New Jersey.
Namesakes
  • Emerson Fittipaldi · Brazilian racing driver, born 1946
  • Emerson · Brazilian footballer, born 1976
  • Emerson Palmieri · Italian-Brazilian association football player, born 1994
  • Emerson Royal · Brazilian association football player, born 1999

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.