Girls' name · since 1913
Emelyn
Emelyn has 2,783 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,775 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,305 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,783
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,783 babies have been named Emelyn since 1913, making it today's #2305 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emelyn has been recorded 2,783 times among girls since 1913, currently ranked #2305 nationally and more common than 87% of girls, 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 1913 to 2025.
- #3,775 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,305 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,783 born since 1913
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emelyn ranks #3,775 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,305 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,783 born since 1913, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,775 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,305 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,783
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emelyn's 2,783 recorded births place it above 94.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Emelyn compares
2,783 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Emelyn's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,783 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 129 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emelyn splits its recorded history at 1989: 91% of all births land in the more recent half, 9% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 129 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 129
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Emelyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,080 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Emelyn's strongest decade.
1,080 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Emelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 51
1910s
51 births
- 1920s 67
1920s
67 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 62
1980s
62 births
- 1990s 216
1990s
216 births
- 2000s
2000s
757 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,080 births
- 2020s
2020s
481 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,080 births (39% of all-time use).
How Emelyn 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 Emelyn's total volume
Emelyn by state
Where Emelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 407 | 14.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 183 | 6.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 164 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 110 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 48 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 43 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 39 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 35 | 1.3% |
407 of 2,783 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Emelyn appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emelyn's data
- Emelyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,080 total births) through the 2020s (481) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Emelyns (407 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 Emelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Emelyn 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.