Girls' name · since 1999

Emilynn

Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 597 babies named Emilynn, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#10,590 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,460 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
597
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade

597 babies have been named Emilynn since 1999, making it today's #6460 girls' name.

Emilynn has 597 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6460 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.

  • #10,590 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #6,460 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 597 born since 1999
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emilynn ranks #10,590 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,460 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 597 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.

#10,590 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,460 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
597
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%62.6%
Emilynn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Emilynn's 597 recorded births place it above 85.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Emilynn compares

597 Top 42% higher than 58% 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

Emilynn's all-time total is 59% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Emilynn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 597 376 567,345
Peak-year births 52 21 19,840

Emilynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Emilynn's full recorded timeline at 2014, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Emilynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
52
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
0204060 199920052008201120142017202020232025 18

Emilynn by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (403 births, 68% of the file).

2010s was Emilynn's strongest decade.

403 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.

Emilynn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 403 births (68% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Emilynn 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 Emilynn's total volume

Emilynn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -25, 13.9%-28, 7.5%-42, 5.9%-32, 5.9%-146, 3.7%-123, 4.5%-46, 7.2%-30, 6.4%-136, 3.2%-74, 2.8%-49, 11.7%-35, 6%-18, 9.9%-57, 3.7%-27, 7.2%Emilynn-27, 8.7%Emilynn
Emilynn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Emilynn by state

Where Emilynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Emilynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
21 3.5%
#2 Indiana
16 2.7%
#3 Florida
5 0.8%
#4 North Carolina
5 0.8%
Texas share of Emilynn's total US births 3.5%
Even split

21 of 597 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emilynn?
Emilynn has been given to 597 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #10,590 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #6,460 of 17,297. 52 babies were born in 2014, its single highest year.
Where does Emilynn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emilynn ranks #10,590 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,460 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Emilynn most popular?
Emilynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 403 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Emilynn most popular?
The top states for the name Emilynn are Texas (21 births), Indiana (16 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Emilynn been used?
Emilynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 27 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Emilynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emily, Emilia, Emilie, Emilee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Emilynn's data

  • Emilynn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (403 total births); usage has since declined to 107 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Emilynns (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Emilynn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Emilynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1999–2025 (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 Emilynn 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.