How Many People Are Named Emlyn?
people named Emlyn are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 735,021 people in the US has this name
Based on 477 babies named Emlyn in Social Security records from 1923 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
37 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Probably from the name of an ancient region in Wales, its name meaning "around the valley". It has also been suggested that this name is a Welsh form of Aemilianus (see EMILIANO).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Emlyn, 98.9% were girls and 1.1% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 2000s: 100% of the babies were girls then and 95% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Emlyn alive today is about 16 years old, and 87% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 20 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Emlyn first appears in the records in 1923 and was given most often in 2018, to 37 babies. In 2025, 10 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1923 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Emlyn has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,947, in 2018. In 2025 it ranked #9,646.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,646 |
| Best rank | #3,947 (2018) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,611 in the 2010s |
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