Is Emelyn a boy or girl name?

Emelyn is a girl’s name. Of the 2,783 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Emelyn

Recorded 1913–2025 · United States

Emelyn was most popular in 2013, when 129 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,937 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,142, with 79 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,783 people named Emelyn.

Emelyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Emelyn’s peak in 2013. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Emelyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Emelyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,783 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Emelyn

Where Emelyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org