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.
- #12,358 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,571 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 467
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Emlyn is the #9571 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 #9571 nationally and more common than 45% 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.
- #12,358 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,571 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 467 born since 1954
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emlyn ranks #12,358 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,571 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 467 born since 1954, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,358 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,571 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 467
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emlyn's 467 recorded births place it above 82.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Emlyn compares
467 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Emlyn's all-time total is 24% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emlyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 467 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 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 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
2010s is the heaviest window (186 births, 40% of the file).
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).
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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.
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 Emlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 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 August 2026.