US rank #11214 Girls' name Peak 2018 457 births

Emlyn — #11214 US girls' name

457 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.

1950s111960s51970s51980s291990s332000s1022010s1862020s86
#11214
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 37% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% 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.

What the Data Says About Emlyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 457 babies named Emlyn between 1954 and 2024, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emlyn currently holds the #11214 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emlyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 186 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Emlyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emlyn 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 457 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.

Emlyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

457

Since 1954

71 years of records

Peak year

2018

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,214

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1954

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emlyn popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1954

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
37
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
010203040 20242019201320082002199319831954 6

Emlyn popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 1923 (Emlyn as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20231923 5

Emlyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
186 births that decade — 41% of Emlyn's all-time total
1950s111960s51970s51980s291990s332000s1022010s1862020s86

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emlyn?
457 babies have been named Emlyn since 1954. It currently ranks #11214 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 37 births.
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?
Emlyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 71 years of data through 2024.
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.

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, 1954–2024 (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.