Unisex name · since 1998
Emersen
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 1,039 babies named Emersen, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,310 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,030 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,039
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emersen currently ranks #4030 among unisex names in America, with 1,039 babies recorded since 1998.
Emersen has 1,039 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4030 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #7,310 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,030 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,039 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emersen ranks #7,310 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,030 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,039 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,310 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,030 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,039
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emersen's 1,039 recorded births place it above 89.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Emersen compares
1,039 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Emersen's all-time total is 176% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emersen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,039 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emersen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emersen's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 61, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emersen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Emersen popularity over time - boys
136 total births recorded since 2006 (Emersen as boys' name)
Emersen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (477 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Emersen's strongest decade.
477 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Emersen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
345 births
- 2010s
2010s
477 births
- 2020s
2020s
200 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 477 births (46% of all-time use).
How Emersen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Emersen's total volume
Emersen by state
Where Emersen concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 40 | 3.8% |
| #2 | California | | 33 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Nebraska | | 5 | 0.5% |
40 of 1,039 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Emersen appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emersen's data
- Emersen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (477 total births) through the 2020s (200) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Emersens (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emersen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Emersen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.