| Emerson | Wren | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Son of Emery | small songbird (the wren) |
| Origin | English | english |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Pronunciation | EM-er-sun | REN |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| First appeared | 1993 | 1888 |
| Peak year | 2025 (2,241) | 2022 (1,609) |
| In 2025 | 2,241 | 1,331 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Emerson | Wren |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 11,246 | 8,023 |
| 2010s | 16,233 | 4,477 |
| 2000s | 6,205 | 677 |
| 1990s | 366 | 169 |
| 1980s | 0 | 101 |
| 1970s | 0 | 77 |
| 1960s | 0 | 44 |
| 1950s | 0 | 58 |
| 1940s | 0 | 5 |
| 1910s | 0 | 5 |
| 1880s | 0 | 5 |
An English surname, “son of Emery,” with Emery meaning “brave, powerful.”
A nature name taken directly from the English word for the small, energetic songbird, from Old English 'wrenna'. It also exists as an English surname. Its use as a first name is modern.
Emerson is more popular than Wren today: about 2,241 US babies were given the name Emerson in 2025, compared with 1,331 named Wren.
Emerson means Son of Emery (English origin), while Wren means small songbird (the wren) (english origin).
In US records, Emerson first appears in 1993 and Wren in 1888, so Wren has the longer recorded history.