Emlyn
- US rank
- #9,457
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #3,918 in 2018
10 babies were named Emlyn in the US in 2025. It has dropped 4,454 places in five years.
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US births per million girls, 1954–2025
US births per million boys, 1923–2025
Similar names
Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
Did you know?
A few things about Emlyn you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.
Famous Emlyn
Emlyn Hughes
English association football player (1947–2004)
Choose Emlyn and your child shares a first name with Emlyn Hughes, an English association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Emlyn, like who?” Emlyn Hughes's Wikipedia article is available in 36 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.
Read about Emlyn Hughes on Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Photo: Comet Photo AG (Zürich), CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons
- How commonAbout 1 in every 161,290 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Emlyn, 10 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Emlyn would very likely be the only one.
- HistoryEmlyn first shows up in US birth records in 1923, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 102 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 2018, when it reached #3,918.
- TrendEmlyn has slipped 4,454 places over the last five years and now sits at #9,457. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
About the name Emlyn
Emlyn is a girl name of American and Celtic origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-lyn”. US birth records list Emlyn for girls from 1954 to 2025, in 37 of those 72 years. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked #3,918 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #9,457, with 10 babies.
Origin:American namesCeltic names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9 | 1,071,429 girls |
| 1960s | 0.3 | 3,846,154 girls |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 3,030,303 girls |
| 1980s | 1.7 | 595,238 girls |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 543,478 girls |
| 2000s | 5.5 | 180,832 girls |
| 2010s | 11 | 93,284 girls |
| 2020s | 9.9 | 101,351 girls |
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.7 | 1,521,739 boys |
| 2020s | 0.7 | 1,379,310 boys |
Other spellings of Emlyn
More American girl names
- Girl name: Lainey · possibly light
- Girl name: Daisy · day's eye
- Girl name: Josie · he will add
- Unisex name: Kinsley · king's meadow
- Girl name: Sienna · from Siena
- Unisex name: Brooklyn · from Brooklyn, New York
- Girl name: Summer · summer
- Unisex name: Stevie · crown
Questions about the name Emlyn
What is the origin of the name Emlyn?
Emlyn has American, Celtic roots in our records. Other American names include Lainey, Daisy, Josie.
Is Emlyn a boy or girl name?
Emlyn is a girl name.
How popular is the name Emlyn?
Emlyn ranked #9,457 for US girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 2018 (#3,918).