How Many People Are Named Emelyn?
An estimated 2,533 people in the United States have the first name Emelyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Emelyn peaked in popularity in 2013 with 129 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emelyn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Emelyn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Emelyn is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,533
About 1 in 135,316 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2013
129 births
Total Registered
2,704
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emelyn
Emelyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,704 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Emelyn as a female name
Ranked #2,530 in 2024
70 female births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (129 births)
Emelyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emelyn span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,080 babies were registered. While Emelyn is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Emelyn by Decade
How has Emelyn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Emelyn by State
Birth registrations for Emelyn span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Washington, Oklahoma, Minnesota. On average, about 56 Emelyns were registered per state.
Emelyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emelyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Emelyn
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Emelyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emelyn?
We estimate approximately 2,533 people named Emelyn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 135,316 Americans share this first name.
Is Emelyn a common name?
Emelyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,704 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emelyn most popular?
Emelyn reached peak popularity in 2013, when 129 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emelyn is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emelyn a female name?
Emelyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emelyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emelyn Smith, Emelyn Johnson, Emelyn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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