Gender-neutral name Old English origin

Emerson

EM-er-sun · 7 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Son of Emery; brave
Language
Old English
Culture
English
Religion
Secular
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · strength
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#—
2024 births3,235
Peak year2017
First appeared1880
Total US births63,935
2017 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
EmSonny
Alternate spellings
EmersynEmersen
In other languages
Emerson (English)

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Notable people named Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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