girl's name
Emelin
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 854
Emelin is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2006, when 62 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1991.
Emelin over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 110 |
| 2000s | 461 |
| 2010s | 199 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 84 |
How popular is Emelin?
In 2025, Emelin was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Emelin
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Emelin also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Emelin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Emelin
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Emelin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Emelin
How popular is the name Emelin?
In 2025, Emelin was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Emelin a girl's or a boy's name?
Emelin is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Emelin most popular?
Emelin peaked in 2006, when 62 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Emelin a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Emelin currently ranks #7,596 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.