Total births
178
Girls' name · since 2002
Emmersen
178 babies named Emmersen in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16364
- among girls today
- 178
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 8%
- more common than other girls
178 babies have been named Emmersen since 2002, making it today's #16364 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Emmersen recorded 178 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #16364 nationally today, ahead of 8% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #16364 among girls today
- 178 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
- 8% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Emmersen is currently the #16364 girls' name in America, more common than 8% of girls - 178 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16364
- among girls today
- 178
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 8%
- more common than other girls
Emmersen vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16364
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 8% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Emmersen was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
17 babies were named Emmersen in 2014 - its busiest year on record.
How Emmersen compares
178 34th percentile among 17,726 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
Emmersen's all-time total is 53% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emmersen | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 178 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 48 | 19,840 |
Emmersen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emmersen's full recorded timeline at 2012, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emmersen at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2014
Current rank
#16,364
Active since
2002
Emmersen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Emmersen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Emmersen's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Emmersen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 100 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Emmersen? ▼
Since 2002, Social Security records show 178 babies named Emmersen. Today it holds rank #16364 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2014, with 17 births.
When was Emmersen most popular? ▼
Emmersen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Emmersen been used? ▼
Records for Emmersen go back to 2002, giving 24 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Emmersen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emma, Emmy, Emmie, Emmalee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Emmersen's data
- Emmersen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Emmersen
Nearby Names Like Emmersen
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Emmersen
Emma Girl
#2 776,439 births
Emmy Girl
#453 12,963 births
Emmie Girl
#737 10,387 births
Emmalee Girl
#2783 9,008 births
Emmalyn Girl
#1125 8,847 births
Compare Emmersen side by side: Emmersen vs Emma Emmersen vs Emmy Emmersen vs Emmie
Related Names
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Emmersen: #16364 Girls' Name - 178 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/emmersen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Emmersen 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 June 2026.