Girls' name · since 2009

Emalin

Emalin has 44 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#36,407 of 72,339
all-time among girls
44
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade

Emalin is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 44 have been recorded since 2009.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emalin has been recorded 44 times among girls since 2009, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2016.

  • #36,407 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 44 born since 2009
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emalin ranks #36,407 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.

#36,407 of 72,339
all-time among girls
44
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Emalin's 44 recorded births place it above 49.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Emalin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Emalin's full recorded timeline at 2013, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Emalin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2012)
10
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
4681012 2009201120122013201420152016 5

Emalin by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (37 births, 84% of the file).

2010s was Emalin's strongest decade.

37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.

Emalin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 37 births (84% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emalin?
Since 2009, Social Security records show 44 babies named Emalin. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #36,407 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2016. Its busiest year on record was 2012, with 10 births.
Where does Emalin sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emalin ranks #36,407 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Emalin most popular?
Emalin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Emalin been used?
The SSA has tracked Emalin since 2009 -- 8 years through the most recent 2016 data.
What names are similar to Emalin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emani, Ema, Emalee, Eman, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Emalin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2009–2016 (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 Emalin 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.