US rank #3574 Girls' name Peak 2015 1,842 births

Emalyn — #3574 US girls' name

1,842 babies named Emalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s51940s61990s472000s2642010s12332020s275
#3574
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 80% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Emalyn was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

178 babies were named Emalyn in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emalyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,842 babies named Emalyn between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emalyn currently holds the #3574 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 178 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emalyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,233 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Emalyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 163 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Emalyn in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emalyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,842 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Emalyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,842

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2015

178 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,574

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emalyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
178
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Emalyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,233 births that decade — 67% of Emalyn's all-time total
1910s121920s51940s61990s472000s2642010s12332020s275

Emalyn by state

Where Emalyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emalyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
163 8.8%
#2 California
63 3.4%
#3 Georgia
60 3.3%
#4 North Carolina
41 2.2%
#5 Pennsylvania
37 2.0%
#6 Illinois
35 1.9%
#7 Kentucky
35 1.9%
#8 Ohio
33 1.8%
Texas share of Emalyn's total US births 8.8%
Even split

163 of 1,842 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Emalyn appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emalyn?
1,842 babies have been named Emalyn since 1918. It currently ranks #3574 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 178 births.
When was Emalyn most popular?
Emalyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,233 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Emalyn most popular?
The top states for the name Emalyn are Texas (163 births), California (63 births), Georgia (60 births).
How long has the name Emalyn been used?
Emalyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emalyn?
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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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.