What does Emerson mean?

Emerson means "son of Emery"

How do we pronounce Emerson?

Emerson \\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

[ 3 syll. e-mer-son, em-ers-on ] The baby girl name Emerson is also used as a short names for boy name, though it is more popular for girls. It is pronounced EHM-erSahN 1.

1 Pronunciation for Emerson: EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Emerson?

Emerson's origin and use are both in the English language. The meaning of Emerson is 'son of Emery name popularity'. The first name is derived from the English surname. The surname was borne by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), an American philosopher of the Transcendentalist movement. Forms of Emerson:

the name short names for Em, the English Emersyn name, and the English Emmerson meaning and origin.

Emerson is rather popular as a baby girl name, and it is also perceived as rather trendy. The name has been rising in popularity since the 2000s; prior to that, it was of only very light use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2008, 0.056% of baby girls were named Emerson. It was #290 in rank then. In 2010, it ranked at #315 with a usage of 0.051%, and it was the most popular out of all girl names in its family. Emerson was used 5 times more than the next ranked name, short names for Emersyn, in 2010. Although Emerson is used more commonly as a baby girl name today, there was a period prior to 2001 that it was more popular with boys. After 2002, increasingly the name became more popular with baby girls than with boys. In 2009, 66% more baby girls than boys were given the name Emerson.

A baby name that sounds like Emerson is the English nicknames for Emmerson.

The baby name Emerson fun facts:

The name Emerson in reverse order is "Nosreme".

The numerological value of the name Emerson is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Emerson?

Emerson is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.09%
20130.09%
20120.07%
20110.07%
20100.06%
20090.06%
20080.06%
20070.06%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames