girl's name
Emalyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,890
Emalyn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 31 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2015, when 178 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 106,952 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1918.
Emalyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 12 |
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1990s | 47 |
| 2000s | 264 |
| 2010s | 1,233 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 306 |
How popular is Emalyn?
In 2025, Emalyn was given to 31 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Emalyn is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Emalyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Emalyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Emalyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Emalyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Emalyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Emalyn
How popular is the name Emalyn?
In 2025, Emalyn was given to 31 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Emalyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Emalyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Emalyn most popular?
Emalyn peaked in 2015, when 178 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Emalyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Emalyn currently ranks #4,477 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.