How Many People Are Named Emilyn?
An estimated 1,477 people in the United States have the first name Emilyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Emilyn peaked in popularity in 2012 with 96 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emilyn 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 Emilyn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Emilyn 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
1,477
About 1 in 232,061 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2012
96 births
Total Registered
1,500
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emilyn
Emilyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,500 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Emilyn as a female name
Ranked #4,051 in 2024
36 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (96 births)
Emilyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emilyn span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 746 babies were registered. Emilyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Emilyn by Decade
How has Emilyn 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.
Emilyn by State
Birth registrations for Emilyn span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in North Carolina, Arizona, Alabama. On average, about 25 Emilyns were registered per state.
Emilyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emilyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Emilyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emilyn?
We estimate approximately 1,477 people named Emilyn 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 232,061 Americans share this first name.
Is Emilyn a common name?
Emilyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,500 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emilyn most popular?
Emilyn reached peak popularity in 2012, when 96 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emilyn is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emilyn a female name?
Emilyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emilyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emilyn Smith, Emilyn Johnson, Emilyn 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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