Girls' name · since 1985
Emmalynn
4,780 babies named Emmalynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,655 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,531 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,780
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emmalynn currently ranks #1531 among girls' names in America, with 4,780 babies recorded since 1985.
Emmalynn has 4,780 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1531 as of the latest data, more common than 91% 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 1985 to 2025.
- #2,655 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,531 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,780 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmalynn ranks #2,655 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,531 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,780 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,655 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,531 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,780
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emmalynn's 4,780 recorded births place it above 96.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Emmalynn compares
4,780 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Emmalynn's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emmalynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,780 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 409 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emmalynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emmalynn splits its recorded history at 2009: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 409 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emmalynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 409
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Emmalynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,073 births, 64% of the file).
2010s was Emmalynn's strongest decade.
3,073 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Emmalynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 68
1990s
68 births
- 2000s 525
2000s
525 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,073 births
- 2020s 1,109
2020s
1,109 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,073 births (64% of all-time use).
How Emmalynn 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 Emmalynn's total volume
Emmalynn by state
Where Emmalynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 417 | 8.7% |
| #2 | California | | 275 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 263 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 204 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 181 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 170 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 163 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 159 | 3.3% |
417 of 4,780 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Emmalynn appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emmalynn's data
- Emmalynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,073 total births) through the 2020s (1,109) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Emmalynns (417 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Emmalynn: 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 (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Emmalynn 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.