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Emerson (given name)

{{Infobox given name

| name = Emerson

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| gender = Unisex

| meaning = son of Emery

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| related names = Emmerson, Emersyn

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Emerson is an English given name, a transferred use of an English surname coming either from Anglo-Saxon Emars sunu, "Emar's son," or from "Emery's son." (See also Emerson (surname).){{cite web |url= https://www.behindthename.com/name/emerson |title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Emerson|first=Mike |last=Campbell |website=Behind the Name}} It is in use for both boys and girls.{{cite web

| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/fashion/gender-neutral-baby-names.html

| title = Is Hayden a Boy or Girl? Both. 'Post-Gender' Baby Names Are on the Rise.

| last = Williams

| first = Alex

| date = 18 August 2016

| website = The New York Times

| access-date = 3 June 2022

| quote = }} Spelling variants such as Emersyn are also in regular use.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi|title=Popular Baby Names|access-date=2023-01-10|archive-date=2018-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202070118/https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi|url-status=dead}}{{cite web

| url = https://www.michigandaily.com/statement/haileigh-and-beighleigh-and-paisleigh-oh-my/

| title = Haileigh and Beighleigh and Paisleigh, oh my!

| last =Rauwerda

| first = Anne

| date = 10 November 2021

| website = michigandaily.com

| publisher = Michigan Daily

| access-date = 10 January 2023

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Usage

It has ranked among the top one thousand names for newborn boys in the United States at different times since 1880 and has been among the top three hundred names for American boys since 2013. It has been among the one thousand most used names for girls in the United States since 2002 and among the top two hundred names for girls there since 2014.{{cite web

| url = https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/

| title = Popularity of a Name (United States Social Security Administration)

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| website = www.ssa.gov

| publisher = United States Social Security Administration

| access-date = 3 June 2022

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It may refer to:

See also

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Category:English-language unisex given names

Category:Given names originating from a surname