Is Emmelyn a boy or girl name?

Emmelyn is a girl’s name. Of the 657 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Emmelyn

Recorded 1999–2025 · United States

Emmelyn was most popular in 2014, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,515 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,916, with 46 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 657 people named Emmelyn.

Emmelyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Emmelyn’s peak in 2014. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Emmelyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Emmelyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 657 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 Emmelyn

Where Emmelyn is most concentrated

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

California 6.5×

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