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Nope. Nope, nope, nope.

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I don't like -son names for girls, at all. I can at least tolerate Alison & Company since it resembles Alice, but I still vastly prefer Alice. (And no, it doesn't suddenly improve when it's spelled "Alisyn".) And I really don't like Madison, either. But both Alison and Madison have been thoroughly adopted as feminine names, at least in the United States, so I just grin and bear it because I'm apparently in the minority.

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But Emerson... is masculine. The "Em" beginning might be giving people feminine vibes (Emma, Emily, etc.), but it's not like Emmett stopped existing! Emerson is very masculine in my eyes (and ears), and I'd almost consider using it if it weren't being co-opted for little girls of the new generation.

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Yeah, so... that's my stickler, elitist point of view.

I can't remember which book jt was but once read one where the main character was a woman called Emerson and I've loved the name ever since.

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Despite the 'son' part I think its more feminine than musculine. It has a soft sounds it and it's a lot more original than the name Allison!

Hate surnames for either gender, but especially for girls. And this particular one is clearly used by people who like Emma and Emily, want to be different or edgy, but don’t understand how. So they just fall victim to more trendiness. No thank you on every level.

The name sounds too masculine to me to use for a girl, though you could get away with it.
Some other suggestions:
Emery
Amber
Ember
Amity
Everly

I don't like -son names used for girls, save Alison.

I actually think it's kinda cute! Not cute enough for me to use, but cute.

Don't like it for a girl

Aboslutley awful on girls like all -son names (with the exception of Allison and its variants).

This message was edited 8/29/2019, 10:44 PM