Total births
467
Girls' name · since 1954
Emlyn
467 babies named Emlyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11270
- among girls today
- 467
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 36%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Emlyn is the #11270 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 467 recorded since 1954.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emlyn has been recorded 467 times among girls since 1954, currently ranked #11270 nationally and more common than 36% 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 1954 to 2025.
- #11270 among girls today
- 467 born since 1954
- 2010s peak decade
- 36% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Emlyn is currently the #11270 girls' name in America, more common than 36% of girls - 467 born since 1954, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11270
- among girls today
- 467
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 36%
- more common than other girls
Emlyn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11270
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 36% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
40% of everyone ever named Emlyn was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
37 babies were named Emlyn in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
How Emlyn compares
467 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Emlyn's all-time total is 22% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emlyn | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 467 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 48 | 19,840 |
Emlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emlyn splits its recorded history at 2006: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emlyn at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2018
Current rank
#11,270
Active since
1954
Emlyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Emlyn popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1923 (Emlyn as boys' name)
Emlyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Emlyn's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Emlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
102 births
- 2010s
2010s
186 births
- 2020s
2020s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 186 births (40% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Emlyn? ▼
Emlyn has been given to 467 babies in the U.S. since 1954, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #11270 as of the latest data. 37 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
When was Emlyn most popular? ▼
Emlyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 186 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Emlyn been used? ▼
Records for Emlyn go back to 1954, giving 72 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Emlyn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emlynn, Emly, Emley, Emlee. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Emlyn's data
- Emlyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (186 total births) through the 2020s (96) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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, 1954–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Emlyn: #11270 Girls' Name - 467 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/emlyn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Emlyn 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 June 2026.