Girls' name · since 1946
Emmalyn
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 8,847 babies named Emmalyn, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,814 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,137 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,847
- born since 1946
- 2010s
- peak decade
8,847 babies have been named Emmalyn since 1946, making it today's #1137 girls' name.
Emmalyn has 8,847 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1137 as of the latest data, more common than 93% 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 1946 to 2025.
- #1,814 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,137 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,847 born since 1946
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmalyn ranks #1,814 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,137 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,847 born since 1946, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,814 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,137 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,847
- born since 1946
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emmalyn's 8,847 recorded births place it above 97.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Emmalyn compares
8,847 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Emmalyn's all-time total is 24x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emmalyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,847 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 693 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emmalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emmalyn's full recorded timeline at 2005, 94% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 6% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 693 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emmalyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 693
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Emmalyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (5,948 births, 67% of the file).
2010s was Emmalyn's strongest decade.
5,948 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Emmalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s 206
1990s
206 births
- 2000s 904
2000s
904 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,948 births
- 2020s 1,745
2020s
1,745 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,948 births (67% of all-time use).
How Emmalyn 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 Emmalyn's total volume
Emmalyn by state
Where Emmalyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 723 | 8.2% |
| #2 | California | | 633 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 395 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 371 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 343 | 3.9% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 316 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 296 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 290 | 3.3% |
723 of 8,847 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Emmalyn appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emmalyn's data
- Emmalyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (5,948 total births); usage has since declined to 1,745 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Emmalyns (723 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emmalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1946–2025 (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 Emmalyn 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.