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Emelyn

Girl

Meaning of Emelyn: German: 'work'

Emelyn is a girl's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2215th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2215

79 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,783

First recorded 1913 · peak 2013

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 8 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 8 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 13 babies1992: 10 babies1993: 20 babies1994: 28 babies1995: 21 babies1996: 30 babies1997: 20 babies1998: 28 babies1999: 36 babies2000: 42 babies20002001: 54 babies2002: 58 babies2003: 72 babies2004: 78 babies2005: 77 babies2006: 91 babies2007: 74 babies2008: 102 babies2009: 109 babies2010: 99 babies20102011: 110 babies2012: 109 babies2013: 129 babies2014: 118 babies2015: 107 babies2016: 96 babies2017: 107 babies2018: 99 babies2019: 106 babies2020: 84 babies20202021: 88 babies2022: 70 babies2023: 90 babies2024: 70 babies2025: 79 babies
US babies named Emelyn per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 129.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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