Emmerson
Emmerson is a unisex given name: about 19% of people named Emmerson are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 19% male / 81% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 410 male / 1,808 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Emmerson
To address Emmerson when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Emmerson," in English, "Guten Tag Emmerson," in German. About 19% of people named Emmerson are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Emmerson,
German
Guten Tag Emmerson,
French
Bonjour Emmerson,
Spanish
Estimado/a Emmerson:
Chinese
Emmerson您好：
Japanese
Emmerson様
English
Hi Emmerson,
German
Hi Emmerson,
French
Salut Emmerson,
Spanish
Hola Emmerson,
Chinese
Emmerson你好：
Japanese
Emmersonさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 19% |
United States birth data
410 male · 1,808 female · 2,218 births recorded
Since 1980: 12% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Emmerson a male or female name?
Emmerson is a unisex given name: about 19% of people named Emmerson are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Emmerson in an email?
To address Emmerson when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Emmerson," in English, "Guten Tag Emmerson," in German. About 19% of people named Emmerson are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Emmerson a unisex name?
Emmerson is not a unisex name: 19% of people named Emmerson are men. Emmerson leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Emmerson a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/emmerson (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_emmerson,
title = {Is Emmerson a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/emmerson},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}