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.
- #9921
- among girls today
- 597
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 44%
- more common than other girls
597 babies have been named Emilynn since 1999, making it today's #9921 girls' name.
Emilynn has 597 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9921 as of the latest data, more common than 44% 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.
- #9921 among girls today
- 597 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
- 44% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Emilynn is currently the #9921 girls' name in America, more common than 44% of girls - 597 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9921
- among girls today
- 597
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 44%
- more common than other girls
Emilynn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
More common than 44% of names given to girls today.
68% of everyone ever named Emilynn was born in this single decade.
52 babies were named Emilynn in 2014 - its busiest year on record.
How Emilynn compares
597 Top 41% higher than 59% of 17,726 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 56% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emilynn | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 597 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 48 | 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 at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Emilynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Currently ranks #9921 among girls.
597 total births across 27 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2014 with 52 births in a single year.
Emilynn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 82
2000s
82 births
- 2010s
2010s
403 births
- 2020s 107
2020s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 403 births (68% of all-time use).
Emilynn decade highlights
- Peak decade 403 births
- Runner-up 107 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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
Emilynn by state
Where Emilynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| 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% |
21 of 597 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 3.5% of nationwide
- Indiana 2.7% of nationwide
- Florida 0.8% of nationwide
- North Carolina 0.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 4 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 3.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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