Girls' name · since 1999
Emmelyn
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 657 babies named Emmelyn, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,937 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,371 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 657
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Emmelyn is the #3371 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 657 recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmelyn has been recorded 657 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #3371 nationally and more common than 81% 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 1999 to 2025.
- #9,937 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,371 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 657 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmelyn ranks #9,937 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,371 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 657 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,937 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,371 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 657
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emmelyn's 657 recorded births place it above 86.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Emmelyn compares
657 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Emmelyn's all-time total is 75% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emmelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 657 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emmelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emmelyn splits its recorded history at 2014: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 51 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emmelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Emmelyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (383 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Emmelyn's strongest decade.
383 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Emmelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 61
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
383 births
- 2020s
2020s
207 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 383 births (58% of all-time use).
How Emmelyn 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 Emmelyn's total volume
Emmelyn by state
Where Emmelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 70 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 26 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 11 | 1.7% |
70 of 657 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Emmelyn's data
- Emmelyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (383 total births) through the 2020s (207) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Emmelyns (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Emmelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Emmelyn 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.