Emlyn is a rare variant of Emmalyn that peaked in 2018 and has grown less common since.
Emlyn is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #9,649 for girl births in the United States (and #16,377 across all names), given to 10 babies. Emlyn was first reported in SSA data in 1923 and peaked in 2018 (37 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | #9,649 | — |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | #11,407 | — |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | #6,030 | #12,787 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | #8,180 | — |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | #6,017 | — |
| 2020 | 25 | 25 | #5,063 | — |
| 2019 | 31 | 31 | #4,473 | — |
| 2018 | 37 | 37 | #3,948 | — |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | #10,186 | — |
| 2015 | 14 | 14 | #8,137 | — |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #12,270 | — |
| 2013 | 18 | 18 | #6,826 | — |
| 2012 | 22 | 22 | #5,969 | — |
| 2011 | 21 | 21 | #6,212 | — |
| 2010 | 25 | 25 | #5,478 | — |
| 2009 | 17 | 17 | #7,447 | — |
| 2008 | 18 | 18 | #7,168 | — |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | #13,054 | — |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | #12,750 | — |
| 2005 | 16 | 16 | #7,242 | — |
| 2004 | 13 | 13 | #8,404 | — |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #8,445 | — |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | #9,600 | — |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | #11,752 | — |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #12,937 | — |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #12,582 | — |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #8,948 | — |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #13,829 | — |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #12,988 | — |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #12,383 | — |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #10,243 | — |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #7,505 | — |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #10,977 | — |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #10,220 | — |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #6,898 | — |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #6,534 | — |
| 1954 | 6 | — | #5,337 | — |
| 1923 | 5 | — | — | #4,421 |