Emilyn Girl
How popular is Emilyn?
#5,098 girl name in 2025
25 baby girls were named Emilyn in the US in 2025, making it the 5098th most popular girl name.
Emilyn popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #5,098 for girls (▼ 1060 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 25 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-64% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,555 in 2015, #3,498 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2012 (96 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,016 in 2012 |
| First recorded | 1948 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Emilyn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Emmalyn family of names ranked #265 for girls in 2025 (#263 the year before), with 1,238 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Emmalyn | 204 | 16% |
| Emmeline | 284 | 23% |
| Emmaline | 182 | 15% |
| Emmalynn | 139 | 11% |
| Emelyn | 79 | 6% |
| Emeline | 62 | 5% |
| Emalyn | 31 | 3% |
| Emilyn | 25 | 2% |
| Emaline | 28 | 2% |
| Emalynn | 21 | 2% |
| Emmelyn | 46 | 4% |
| Emilynn | 18 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Emilyn is most popular
Babies named Emilyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Emilyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | #5,241 |
| 1970s | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1980s | 68 | #4,965 |
| 1990s | 130 | #4,633 |
| 2000s | 371 | #2,547 |
| 2010s | 746 | #2,016 |
| 2020s | 197 | #3,498 |
Girl names about as popular as Emilyn
Questions
- Is Emilyn a boy or girl name?
- Emilyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Emilyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Emilyn?
- 25 baby girls were named Emilyn in the US in 2025, making it the 5098th most popular girl name.
- When was Emilyn most popular?
- Emilyn peaked in 2012, when 96 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,016 in 2012.
- How many people are named Emilyn?
- 1,525 babies have been named Emilyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,511 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Emilyn most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Emilyn was most common in North Carolina, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.