Emerson is a distinctive choice, ranked #522 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Emerson in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#522
US Rank #254
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About the Name Emerson
Emerson is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 589 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #852 in 2011 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Emerson is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Emerson in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #151, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Emerson
Emerson Negueba — Emerson Ramon Bezerra Oliviera, known as Emerson Ramon, Emerson Negueba or just Negueba, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Avaí, on loan from Cuiabá.
Emerson Royal — Emerson Aparecido Leite de Souza Junior, known as Emerson Royal or simply Emerson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo and the Brazil national team.
Ralph Waldo Emerson — Ralph Waldo Emerson, who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, minister, abolitionist, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Emerson
Unlikely. With around 74 UK babies named Emerson per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Emerson in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Emerson is at its highest recorded position — #522 in 2025, with 74 births. In 2020 it ranked #812.
Emerson is more popular in the US (#151) than in the UK (#2254). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Emerson include: Emerson Negueba, Emerson Royal and Avalon Emerson. Short summaries for each appear below.
Emerson appears in the US top 500 at #151 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
74
UK babies named Emerson (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.2
In a school of 600
↑ 290 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Emerson
Almost certainly the only Emerson in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Emerson
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Emerson Ramon Bezerra Oliviera, known as Emerson Ramon, Emerson Negueba or just Negueba, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Avaí, on loan from Cuiabá.
Emerson Aparecido Leite de Souza Junior, known as Emerson Royal or simply Emerson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo and the Brazil national team.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, minister, abolitionist, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.
Lidian Jackson Emerson was the second wife of American essayist, lecturer, poet and leader of the nineteenth century Transcendentalism movement, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and mother of his four children.
Emerson Boozer is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as a running back for the New York Jets in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL).