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Emerson

Boy / Girl name · 24 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Emerson: 24 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to both boys and girls, peaking at 6 births in 2025.

Emerson started life as an English surname meaning "son of Emery," with Emery itself tracing back to the Germanic *ermen*, meaning "whole" or "universal." The name is perhaps best known through Ralph Waldo Emerson, the 19th-century American essayist and poet who championed transcendentalism, while Brazilian racing driver Emerson Fittipaldi brought it a very different kind of fame. Several places in the United States bear the name, including towns in New Jersey and Georgia, though these were typically named after the surname rather than a specific individual. In Scotland, Emerson has enjoyed steady use since the