Girls' name · since 1991
Emelin
Emelin has 854 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,375 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,662 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 854
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emelin currently ranks #7662 among girls' names in America, with 854 babies recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emelin has been recorded 854 times among girls since 1991, currently ranked #7662 nationally and more common than 56% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #8,375 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,662 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 854 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emelin ranks #8,375 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,662 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 854 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,375 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,662 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 854
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emelin's 854 recorded births place it above 88.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Emelin compares
854 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Emelin's all-time total is 127% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emelin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 854 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emelin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emelin's full recorded timeline at 2008, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 62 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emelin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Emelin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (461 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Emelin's strongest decade.
461 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Emelin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 110
1990s
110 births
- 2000s
2000s
461 births
- 2010s
2010s
199 births
- 2020s 84
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 461 births (54% of all-time use).
How Emelin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Emelin's total volume
Emelin by state
Where Emelin concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 141 | 16.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 40 | 4.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 39 | 4.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 25 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 20 | 2.3% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
141 of 854 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Emelin's data
- Emelin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (461 total births); usage has since declined to 84 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Emelins (141 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emelin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Emelin 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.