Girls' name · since 1948
Emilyn
Emilyn has 1,525 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,635 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,124 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,525
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Emilyn is the #5124 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,525 recorded since 1948.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emilyn has been recorded 1,525 times among girls since 1948, currently ranked #5124 nationally and more common than 70% 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 1948 to 2025.
- #5,635 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,124 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,525 born since 1948
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emilyn ranks #5,635 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,124 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,525 born since 1948, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,635 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,124 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,525
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emilyn's 1,525 recorded births place it above 92.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Emilyn compares
1,525 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Emilyn's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emilyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,525 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 96 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emilyn's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1948, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 96, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emilyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 96
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Emilyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (746 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Emilyn's strongest decade.
746 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Emilyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 68
1980s
68 births
- 1990s 130
1990s
130 births
- 2000s
2000s
371 births
- 2010s
2010s
746 births
- 2020s 197
2020s
197 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 746 births (49% of all-time use).
How Emilyn 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 Emilyn's total volume
Emilyn by state
Where Emilyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 124 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 84 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 28 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #7 | New York | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.7% |
124 of 1,525 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Emilyn appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emilyn's data
- Emilyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (746 total births); usage has since declined to 197 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Emilyns (124 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 Emilyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1948–2025 (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 Emilyn 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.