We think we are going to go with Emerson Karl or Emerson Luis. Both middle names are family names.

I think of it automatically as a boys name

I live on Emerson Court so it just makes me think of a street name.

I think it could go either way. But I'd say more if a boy name. I like it! I named my daughter Emery and thought about Emerson but it seemed to boyish for me!

that's my step dads middle name

I love it as a girls name, but see it a bit girly for a boys name, however I only think that cuz when I first heard it I thought it was solely a girls name

Boyish?

I named my son that (: so obviously I think boy.

I say either. But I do know 3 little girls with the name. :) its a great name though.

Girl name

I guess from the answers it is both. I wanted to name dd emmersyn since I thought syn (sin) sounded more feminine than the son ending. We would have called her Emmy for short .

It is becoming quite popular now.

Boys name. I know a man with that name.

Girl I think.. It was on our girl list but I don't think it sounds bad for a boy!!

Unisex sounding but my best friend named her daughter Emerson!

We named our daughter that and spelled it the same way. I think it can go either way like Jordan, Taylor, Cameron, etc. If you love it for your boy, go for it. I'm sure there were people who didn't like it for our dd, but it has since grown on them.

In fact, at the dr office they kept referring to her as a boy (the receptionists not the dr, lol!)

Sounds like a boy name to me lol

Thanks for all the feedback! You are all wonderful! We do still love the name Emerson for our boy. Ralph Waldo Emerson is where we got the name. He wrote so many inspiring essays. I was just surprised to hear it used as a girl's name. And I had never heard the "big titties" comment either! Thanks for the heads up! Now we just need a middle name to go with it!

We are naming our son Emerson we've had negative feed back from family and friends but I don't care I love that name ;).

Emerson sounds more masculine to me, probably because it says 'son' on the end ;)

i would say girl... it sounds feminine

It's on our list for a girls name

I first think girl but only because a coworker is using the name for her daughter. If I didn't know her, I'd think boy (:

It's unisex

I think guy bc I worked with one.. And also ::: just FYI::: some guys say 'Emerson big titties'...

I've only personally met one Emerson in my life and it was a guy. But I think it's a unisex name

Unisex, but I think more boy

I think it could be for either

It's really popular where I am for

Girls. I know at least 3 I can think of off the top of my head.

I think boy but I also think of the TV brand... Sorry! We had a tv with that brand name when I was little

total boy name to me!

I say boy

It could be both, but I would prefer it for a boy

I think girl. Just my opinion. But I think it is a very cute name!

either!

Either! I have a niece named Cheyenne Emerson!

girl! but! could be used for either, if I have another girl I'm naming her Spencer, and that is primarily a boy's name.

I think its a unisex name. ive always loved it for eithet one.

Either. I know a little girl with the name- but my son (Reagan) has a unisex name apparently too!

I like it for both... We are naming our daughter Dalis (dallas) which is a popular boys name but we love it... As long as you guys like it is all that matters... One if my best guy friends in school name is Ashley so i don't think it matters as long as you love it

I love it for a boy it's different.

I first think boy but see it as a unisex name. Like Cameron or Taylor. I like it!

boy

I know 2 little girls named Emerson.. I love the name for a girl!

I would assume boy if I read it. It is one of those names that sounds good for either sex. Don't feel bad, Brynley is usually a boys name nut we used it for our girl.

I only know one Emerson (from my birth month on here) and he's a boy! I haven't heard it as a girls name. I named my son Ryder, and come to find out it's a girls name apparently? I had no idea haha oops! I still love it though :) (maybe I'm biased though since my name is Ryan haha)