The baby name Emerson appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 2017 with 2,500 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Emerson has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 15 |
| 1911 | 27 |
| 1912 | 70 |
| 1913 | 62 |
| 1914 | 133 |
| 1915 | 203 |
| 1916 | 190 |
| 1917 | 234 |
| 1918 | 301 |
| 1919 | 274 |
| 1920 | 270 |
| 1921 | 243 |
| 1922 | 253 |
| 1923 | 222 |
| 1924 | 242 |
| 1925 | 238 |
| 1926 | 179 |
| 1927 | 189 |
| 1928 | 173 |
| 1929 | 86 |
| 1930 | 169 |
| 1931 | 100 |
| 1932 | 107 |
| 1933 | 70 |
| 1934 | 78 |
| 1935 | 44 |
| 1936 | 60 |
| 1937 | 68 |
| 1938 | 52 |
| 1939 | 52 |
| 1940 | 70 |
| 1941 | 82 |
| 1942 | 59 |
| 1943 | 66 |
| 1944 | 45 |
| 1945 | 7 |
| 1946 | 54 |
| 1947 | 76 |
| 1948 | 44 |
| 1949 | 80 |
| 1950 | 68 |
| 1951 | 50 |
| 1952 | 69 |
| 1953 | 52 |
| 1954 | 74 |
| 1955 | 30 |
| 1956 | 34 |
| 1957 | 52 |
| 1958 | 32 |
| 1959 | 39 |
| 1960 | 44 |
| 1961 | 38 |
| 1962 | 28 |
| 1963 | 35 |
| 1964 | 52 |
| 1965 | 42 |
| 1966 | 22 |
| 1967 | 10 |
| 1968 | 20 |
| 1969 | 16 |
| 1970 | 27 |
| 1971 | 16 |
| 1972 | 10 |
| 1973 | 29 |
| 1974 | 11 |
| 1975 | 10 |
| 1976 | 38 |
| 1977 | 29 |
| 1978 | 20 |
| 1979 | 13 |
| 1980 | 15 |
| 1981 | 13 |
| 1982 | 6 |
| 1983 | 18 |
| 1984 | 15 |
| 1985 | 24 |
| 1986 | 20 |
| 1987 | 26 |
| 1988 | 22 |
| 1989 | 32 |
| 1990 | 63 |
| 1991 | 44 |
| 1992 | 35 |
| 1993 | 88 |
| 1994 | 17 |
| 1995 | 56 |
| 1996 | 49 |
| 1997 | 57 |
| 1998 | 94 |
| 1998 | 125 |
| 1999 | 119 |
| 1999 | 112 |
| 2000 | 98 |
| 2000 | 111 |
| 2001 | 90 |
| 2001 | 229 |
| 2002 | 229 |
| 2002 | 152 |
| 2003 | 318 |
| 2003 | 235 |
| 2004 | 288 |
| 2004 | 277 |
| 2005 | 899 |
| 2005 | 385 |
| 2006 | 1,337 |
| 2006 | 522 |
| 2007 | 1,362 |
| 2007 | 499 |
| 2008 | 1,437 |
| 2008 | 613 |
| 2009 | 1,144 |
| 2009 | 652 |
| 2010 | 1,171 |
| 2010 | 692 |
| 2011 | 1,410 |
| 2011 | 767 |
| 2012 | 1,626 |
| 2012 | 974 |
| 2013 | 1,771 |
| 2013 | 1,115 |
| 2014 | 1,897 |
| 2014 | 1,195 |
| 2015 | 2,153 |
| 2015 | 1,502 |
| 2016 | 2,468 |
| 2016 | 1,565 |
| 2017 | 2,500 |
| 2017 | 1,725 |
| 2018 | 2,407 |
| 2018 | 1,581 |
| 2019 | 2,212 |
| 2019 | 1,704 |
| 2020 | 2,004 |
| 2020 | 1,425 |
| 2021 | 2,158 |
| 2021 | 1,457 |
| 2022 | 2,216 |
| 2022 | 1,466 |
| 2023 | 2,252 |
| 2023 | 1,391 |
| 2024 | 2,440 |
| 2024 | 1,376 |