Is Emilyn a boy or girl name?

Emilyn is a girl’s name. Of the 1,525 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Emilyn

Recorded 1948–2025 · United States

Emilyn was most popular in 2012, when 96 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,584 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,844, with 25 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,525 people named Emilyn.

Emilyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Emilyn’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Emilyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Emilyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,525 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 Emilyn

Where Emilyn 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