How Many People Are Named Emlyn?
An estimated 452 people in the United States have the first name Emlyn. It is predominantly female (97.9%). The average bearer is 17 years old, and Emlyn peaked in popularity in 2018 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emlyn 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 Emlyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
452
About 1 in 758,306 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.9% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2018
37 births
Total Registered
467
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emlyn
Emlyn is predominantly female (97.9%), though 10 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Emlyn as a male name
Ranked #12,779 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1923 (5 births)
Emlyn as a female name
Ranked #11,362 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (37 births)
Emlyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emlyn span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 186 babies were registered. While Emlyn is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Emlyn by Decade
How has Emlyn 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.
Emlyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emlyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Emlyn
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Emlyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emlyn?
We estimate approximately 452 people named Emlyn 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 758,306 Americans share this first name.
Is Emlyn a common name?
Emlyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 467 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emlyn most popular?
Emlyn reached peak popularity in 2018, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emlyn is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emlyn a female name?
Emlyn is predominantly female. 97.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emlyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emlyn Smith, Emlyn Johnson, Emlyn 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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