NameTides

Emlyn

Emlyn was the #9,457 girls' name in the US in 2025 (10 babies).

Emlyn as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Emlyn as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020US
Emlyn as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#9,457 (10)——
2024#11,122 (8)——
2023#5,960 (20)#5,688 (3)—
2022#8,032 (13)——
2021#5,955 (20)——
2020#5,003 (25)#5,493 (3)—
2019#4,437 (31)——
2018#3,918 (37)——
2017#9,943 (10)——
2015#8,008 (14)——
2014#11,931 (8)——
2013#6,729 (18)——
2012#5,895 (22)——
2011#6,148 (21)——
2010#5,414 (25)——

Emlyn as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
Emlyn as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020England & Wales
Emlyn as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesIreland
2025—#1,153 (25)—
2024—#1,282 (21)—
2023#12,239 (5)#1,907 (12)—
2022—#1,268 (21)—
2021—#2,493 (8)—
2020—#1,150 (23)—
2019—#2,104 (10)—
2018—#1,683 (14)—
2017—#1,546 (16)—
2016—#1,431 (18)—
2015—#2,020 (11)—
2014—#1,721 (13)—
2013—#2,055 (10)—
2012—#1,962 (11)—
2011—#2,892 (6)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2018 at #3,918.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1954.

How common is it?

about 1 in 170,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 170,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Emlyn is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 220,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 120,000 to 1 in 400,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EmlynCanadaGirls—too few
EmlynEngland & WalesGirls—too few
EmlynEngland & WalesBoys#1,15325
EmlynIrelandBoys—too few
EmlynNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
EmlynUSGirls#9,45710
EmlynUSBoys—too few