Girls' name · since 2009
Emmilyn
Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 277 babies named Emmilyn, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,587 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,911 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 277
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emmilyn currently ranks #9911 among girls' names in America, with 277 babies recorded since 2009.
Social Security Administration records show Emmilyn recorded 277 times among girls since 2009, holding rank #9911 nationally today, ahead of 43% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #16,587 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,911 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 277 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmilyn ranks #16,587 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,911 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 277 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,587 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,911 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 277
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emmilyn's 277 recorded births place it above 77.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Emmilyn compares
277 44th percentile among 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
Emmilyn's all-time total is 26% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emmilyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 277 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emmilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emmilyn's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2023, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emmilyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Emmilyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (207 births, 75% of the file).
2010s was Emmilyn's strongest decade.
207 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Emmilyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
207 births
- 2020s 58
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 207 births (75% of all-time use).
Emmilyn by state
Where Emmilyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 277 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Emmilyn's data
- Emmilyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (207 total births); usage has since declined to 58 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Emmilyns (5 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 Emmilyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Emmilyn 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.