girls' name ★ peaked 2022

Emersyn

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #138 Trend ↑ Rising 11%

A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.

Rank 2025
#138
among girls · ↑16 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,146
named Emersyn · +10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 761
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
2,146 babies
All-time total
22,572
#988 all-time among girls
First recorded
1998
in Social Security records

Emersyn popularity over time

22,572 babies have been named Emersyn since 1998, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 14 – 14 1 – #10,647
2000s 992 – 992 99 +6986% #1,010
2010s 9,531 147 9,678 968 +876% #148
2020s (to 2025) 11,709 179 11,888 1,981 +105% #135

Where Emersyn is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 2,149 1.34 #135
2027 2,182 1.36 #131
2028 2,210 1.38 #129
2029 2,235 1.39 #124
2030 2,256 1.40 #121

Where Emersyn is most popular

Girls named Emersyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.23 per 1,000. Strongest in Wyoming, South Dakota, and North Dakota.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Emersyn born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Wyoming 27 6.33 +415%
South Dakota 71 4.97 +304%
North Dakota 64 4.87 +296%
Maine 63 4.07 +231%
Nebraska 138 3.84 +212%
Kentucky 306 3.58 +191%
Iowa 207 3.54 +188%
Montana 46 3.40 +176%
West Virginia 89 3.40 +176%
Indiana 447 3.18 +159%
Mississippi 141 3.01 +145%
Kansas 172 2.98 +142%
New Hampshire 53 2.87 +133%
Alabama 257 2.74 +123%
South Carolina 238 2.65 +115%
Missouri 312 2.59 +111%
Oklahoma 184 2.50 +103%
Louisiana 216 2.47 +101%
Arkansas 127 2.40 +95%
Michigan 430 2.36 +92%
Tennessee 361 2.28 +85%
Wisconsin 229 2.22 +81%
Ohio 519 2.19 +78%
North Carolina 494 2.17 +76%
Georgia 490 2.16 +75%
Idaho 67 2.00 +63%
Illinois 387 1.69 +37%
Delaware 19 1.67 +36%
Pennsylvania 392 1.66 +35%
Minnesota 175 1.62 +32%
Rhode Island 19 1.52 +23%
Virginia 256 1.50 +22%
Colorado 143 1.28 ≈ national
Oregon 83 1.27 ≈ national
Washington 181 1.25 ≈ national
Maryland 127 1.20 ≈ national
Connecticut 68 1.17 -5%
Utah 95 1.14 -7%
Vermont 5 1.03 -16%
Florida 432 1.01 -18%
Texas 792 0.985 -20%
Arizona 138 0.984 -20%
Massachusetts 114 0.943 -23%
Nevada 40 0.861 -30%
New York 264 0.667 -46%
New Jersey 100 0.554 -55%
California 330 0.393 -68%
New Mexico 5 0.206 -83%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Emersyn

Emersyn is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #138 in 2025 with 2,111 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1998, 22,572 American babies have been named Emersyn. Its peak came in 2022, when 2,146 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Emersyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Emersyn?

The median living Emersyn is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 8. An estimated 22 thousand people named Emersyn are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Emersyn year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 2,111 #138 35 #3,333
2024 1,914 #154 32 #3,543
2023 1,935 #147 28 #3,923
2022 2,116 #135 30 #3,714
2021 1,900 #147 27 #3,940
2020 1,733 #164 27 #3,851
2019 1,921 #148 35 #3,282
2018 1,896 #148 24 #4,267
2017 1,333 #241 9 #8,348
2016 1,073 #304 12 #6,848
2015 831 #394 16 #5,581
2014 745 #427 20 #4,746
2013 598 #502 17 #5,239
2012 457 #626 8 #9,114
2011 394 #705 6 #11,253
2010 283 #918 – –
2009 262 #1,010 – –
2008 213 #1,194 – –
2007 168 #1,417 – –
2006 146 #1,508 – –
2005 81 #2,243 – –
2004 35 #4,027 – –
2003 36 #3,827 – –
2002 26 #4,670 – –
2001 16 #6,710 – –
2000 9 #10,147 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Emersyn, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Emersyn?

The median living Emersyn is about 5 years old. Half of all living Emersyns are between 2 and 8 years old.

How many people named Emersyn are alive today?

An estimated 22 thousand people named Emersyn are alive in the United States, based on 22,572 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Emersyn mean?

A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.

How popular is the name Emersyn in 2025?

Emersyn ranked #138 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,111 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Emersyn?

22,572 babies have been named Emersyn in the United States since 1998, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Emersyn most popular?

Emersyn peaked in 2022, when 2,146 newborns received the name.

Is Emersyn a boy or girl name?

Emersyn is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Emersyn rising or falling?

Emersyn is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Emersyn become more popular?

Emersyn is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,256 girls named Emersyn in 2030, which would rank around #121. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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