Emersyn

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Emersyn

Say it: EM-ur-sin

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Meaning

A modern spelling of Emerson, an English surname meaning 'son of Emery'.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

A 2010s American respelling for girls.

Its wave through time

Rising now

In the United States

00.511.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2019per 1,000 babies of that sex
  • 12,414 babies given this name since 1998
  • At its height in 2019, about 1 in 872 girls
  • 1,742 babies in 2020

Through the ages

  1. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

American

The family of the name

Other spellings: Emerson

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Where this comes from

  • Modern use, as a recently created name
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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