Emerson

EM-er-sun

Boy

Average rank #414 across 5 of 7 countries

Meaning & origin

English

From an English surname meaning "son of Emery". The surname was borne by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), an American writer and philosopher who wrote about transcendentalism.

How popular is Emerson?

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales

#678

in 2024

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland

#495

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA

#254

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada

#239

in 2024

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand

#406

in 2025

Not in top rankings for: ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland, ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia

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