First Name EMERSON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • EMERSON is ranked as the 2020th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 10,656.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 3.34 people named EMERSON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 78% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named EMERSON is 24,025.
  • The SSA data also shows that EMERSON is used as a boy's name 57% of the time.

First Names EMERSON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 10,656 +/-3.4%
  • National Rank 2,020
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 3.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 24,025
  • National Rank 1,272
  • Percentile Rank 98.63%
  • Proportion/100k 7.53

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name EMERSON is 71.3% White, 8.4% Hispanic origin, 14.7% Black, 3.2% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% Two or More Races, and 0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name EMERSON have a higher likelyhood of being Black or White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name EMERSON is included in the following name categories:
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name EMERSON

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 71.3% 63.9% 7.4%
Hispanic origin 8.4% 16.3% -7.9%
Black 14.7% 12.3% 2.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 3.2% 4.9% -1.7%
Two or more races 1.7% 1.8% -0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named EMERSON is California where 1,044 people have this name.
  • Ohio is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named EMERSON, as 8.28 in every 100,000 Ohioans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Ohio is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 23 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Wisconsin (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 25 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names EMERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 371 2.88 96.0% Indiana 330 5 95.5% Iowa 45 1.44 89.8% Kansas 105 3.63 89.3% Michigan 374 3.77 97.8% Minnesota 57 1.04 91.7% Missouri 113 3.77 91.5% Nebraska 59 3.14 85.0% North Dakota 8 1.09 18.6% Ohio 960 8.28 97.6% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 57 0.99 91.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name EMERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 371 2.88 96.0%
Indiana 330 5 95.5%
Iowa 45 1.44 89.8%
Kansas 105 3.63 89.3%
Michigan 374 3.77 97.8%
Minnesota 57 1.04 91.7%
Missouri 113 3.77 91.5%
Nebraska 59 3.14 85.0%
North Dakota 8 1.09 18.6%
Ohio 960 8.28 97.6%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 57 0.99 91.4%
West State Statistics First-Names EMERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 228 3.39 93.1% California 1,044 2.69 97.9% Colorado 128 2.4 91.1% Hawaii 72 5.09 89.6% Idaho 39 2.39 78.6% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 128 4.52 90.6% New Mexico 69 3.31 83.2% Oregon 117 2.94 90.4% Utah 58 1.97 83.3% Washington 159 2.26 94.9% Wyoming 28 4.79 69.0%

West States
State stats for the first name EMERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 228 3.39 93.1%
California 1,044 2.69 97.9%
Colorado 128 2.4 91.1%
Hawaii 72 5.09 89.6%
Idaho 39 2.39 78.6%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 128 4.52 90.6%
New Mexico 69 3.31 83.2%
Oregon 117 2.94 90.4%
Utah 58 1.97 83.3%
Washington 159 2.26 94.9%
Wyoming 28 4.79 69.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names EMERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 52 1.44 85.5% Maine 31 2.3 72.3% Massachusetts 316 4.69 94.8% New Hampshire 37 2.82 78.8% New Jersey 407 4.55 96.0% New York 671 3.4 97.9% Pennsylvania 578 4.52 97.1% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 31 5.01 83.7%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name EMERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 52 1.44 85.5%
Maine 31 2.3 72.3%
Massachusetts 316 4.69 94.8%
New Hampshire 37 2.82 78.8%
New Jersey 407 4.55 96.0%
New York 671 3.4 97.9%
Pennsylvania 578 4.52 97.1%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 31 5.01 83.7%
South State Statistics First-Names EMERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 115 2.37 92.3% Arkansas 77 2.59 88.9% Delaware 50 5.32 91.8% Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 88.0% Florida 706 3.55 98.2% Georgia 602 5.96 97.4% Kentucky 201 4.55 93.2% Louisiana 194 4.18 93.6% Maryland 314 5.26 96.5% Mississippi 113 3.77 91.5% North Carolina 325 3.27 97.1% Oklahoma 121 3.12 90.7% South Carolina 197 4.08 94.0% Tennessee 310 4.73 95.9% Texas 608 2.25 97.7% Virginia 452 5.43 96.7% West Virginia 136 7.37 88.3%

South States
State stats for the first name EMERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 115 2.37 92.3%
Arkansas 77 2.59 88.9%
Delaware 50 5.32 91.8%
Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 88.0%
Florida 706 3.55 98.2%
Georgia 602 5.96 97.4%
Kentucky 201 4.55 93.2%
Louisiana 194 4.18 93.6%
Maryland 314 5.26 96.5%
Mississippi 113 3.77 91.5%
North Carolina 325 3.27 97.1%
Oklahoma 121 3.12 90.7%
South Carolina 197 4.08 94.0%
Tennessee 310 4.73 95.9%
Texas 608 2.25 97.7%
Virginia 452 5.43 96.7%
West Virginia 136 7.37 88.3%
 

Full Names with EMERSON as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have EMERSON as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named EMERSON.

The most popular full name is EMERSON Smith. 1.18% of all the people named EMERSON have this family name.

There are 1567 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name EMERSON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 EMERSON Smith 1.18%
2 EMERSON Brown 0.83%
3 EMERSON Thomas 0.65%
4 EMERSON Jones 0.61%
5 EMERSON Williams 0.57%
6 EMERSON Davis 0.52%
7 EMERSON Jackson 0.48%
8 EMERSON Anderson 0.44%
9 EMERSON Johnson 0.44%
10 EMERSON Martin 0.44%
11 EMERSON Miller 0.44%
12 EMERSON Lee 0.39%
13 EMERSON Allen 0.35%
14 EMERSON Bennett 0.35%
15 EMERSON Evans 0.35%
16 EMERSON Walker 0.35%
17 EMERSON Bell 0.31%
18 EMERSON Hall 0.31%
19 EMERSON Harris 0.31%
20 EMERSON Mitchell 0.31%

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