Emerson is a distinctive choice, ranked #2254 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Emerson in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2254
US Rank #151
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #151, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Emerson
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Emerson per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Emerson in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Emerson is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 589 places over the last five years to #2254 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 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...; 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...; Avalon Emerson — Avalon Emerson is an American electronic music producer and DJ..
Emerson appears in the US top 500 at #151 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
12
UK babies named Emerson (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 589 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
Likely around 1 other Emerson in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
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. He was seen as a champion of individualism and critical thinking, as well as a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society and conformity.
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. An intellectual, she was involved in many social issues of her day, advocating for the abolition of slavery, the rights of women and of Native Americans and the welfare of animals, and campaigned for her famous husband to take a public stand on the causes in which she believed.
Avalon Emerson is an American electronic music producer and DJ. Emerson DJs at clubs such as Berghain in Berlin and has played at festivals like Coachella, Sónar, Primavera Sound and Pitchfork Music Festival.
Emerson Christian Hancock is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at Georgia and was selected sixth overall by the Mariners in the 2020 MLB draft.
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). In the last year of separate drafts by the AFL and the NFL, Boozer signed with the AFL's Jets, rather than with an NFL team.