US rank #3316 Girls' name Peak 2024 231 births

Emerlyn — #3316 US girls' name

231 babies named Emerlyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s962020s135
#3316
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 81% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Emerlyn was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

48 babies were named Emerlyn in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emerlyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 231 babies named Emerlyn between 2014 and 2024, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emerlyn currently holds the #3316 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emerlyn performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Emerlyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Emerlyn in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emerlyn 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 231 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.

Emerlyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

231

Since 2014

11 years of records

Peak year

2024

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,316

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2014

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emerlyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2014

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
48
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
01020304050 20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014 8

Emerlyn by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
135 births that decade — 58% of Emerlyn's all-time total
2010s962020s135

Emerlyn by state

Where Emerlyn concentrates geographically — total births since 2014

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Emerlyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
13 5.6%
#2 Florida
6 2.6%
#3 California
5 2.2%
Texas share of Emerlyn's total US births 5.6%
Even split

13 of 231 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emerlyn?
231 babies have been named Emerlyn since 2014. It currently ranks #3316 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 48 births.
When was Emerlyn most popular?
Emerlyn was most popular in the 2020s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Emerlyn most popular?
The top states for the name Emerlyn are Texas (13 births), Florida (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Emerlyn been used?
Emerlyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 11 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emerlyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emery, Emerson, Emely, Emersyn, 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, 2014–2024 (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.