Girls' name · since 1947
Elynn
365 babies named Elynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,288 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 365
- born since 1947
- 2010s
- peak decade
365 girls have been named Elynn since 1947, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Elynn has 365 recorded births among girls since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2024.
- #14,288 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 365 born since 1947
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elynn ranks #14,288 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 365 born since 1947, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,288 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 365
- born since 1947
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elynn's 365 recorded births place it above 80.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Elynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elynn's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 49, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2024
- Peak year (2010)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Elynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (266 births, 73% of the file).
2010s was Elynn's strongest decade.
266 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Elynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
266 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 266 births (73% of all-time use).
Elynn by state
Where Elynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.4% |
6 of 365 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Elynn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (266 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Elynns (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~77 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1947–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elynn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.