What does Emerson mean?

Emerson means "work; rich, powerful"

How do we pronounce Emerson?

Emerson \e-mer-son, em-ers-on\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Emerson can also be used, and more commonly so, as a girl name pronounciation. Its pronunciation is 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 is largely used in the English language and its origin is Germanic. Emerson is a variant of the name Emery name popularity (English). Emerson is fairly popular as a baby name for boys, and it can also be viewed as trendy. At the modest peak of its usage in 1912, 0.032% of baby boys were given the name Emerson. It ranked at #304 then. The baby name has since suffered a substantial fall in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.031% and its ranking #432, enjoying a minor resurgence in the recent decade. Out of all boy names in its group, Emerson was the most popular. In 2010, Emerson was twice as popular as the subsequent ranked name, meaning of Emery. Though Emerson is currently more often than not a girl name, there was a period before 2001 when more boys were given the name. From 2002 on, increasingly more girls than boys were named Emerson. In 2009, the name Emerson was given to 66% more girls than boys.

A famous person named Emerson is Car Racer, Emerson Fittipaldi, born December 12, 1946, São Paulo, Brazil.

List of baby names that sound like Emerson:

the names the name Emrason name popularity and the name Emreson pronounciation.

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
20140.06%
20130.05%
20120.04%
20110.04%
20100.03%
20090.03%
20080.03%
20070.03%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames