Emelyn
Emelyn was the 2303rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 79 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1648th with 129 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 405 places. More babies were named Emelyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Emmeline) from Ameline (Germanic amal-) · English, Old French, Germanic
- Rank in 2025
- #2,303 girls, down 143 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 79girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2013129 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,783babies recorded
What does the name Emelyn mean?
Emelyn is a spelling of Emmeline, pronounced the same way, so it shares Emmeline's meaning and origin.
Emmeline is a medieval English form of Old French Ameline, a diminutive of names beginning with the Germanic element amal- 'work, vigor', the same root as Amelia, as Wiktionary notes. The Normans brought it to England, where it appears as Emeline. It was revived in the 19th century and is associated with Emmeline Pankhurst, leader of the British women's suffrage movement.
Ameline (Old French, “diminutive of Amal- names”)*amal- (Proto-Germanic, “work, vigor”)
How sure is this? Probable. The Germanic element is reconstructed; Emmeline is also often linked to Emma.
Related names: Emeline, Emmelina, Amelia, Emma.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean strength.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Emmeline', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Amelia', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Emelyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,303 | 79 |
| 2020 | #2,160 | 84 |
| 2010 | #2,017 | 99 |
| 2000 | #3,228 | 42 |
| 1990 | #8,059 | 10 |
| 1980 | #10,851 | 5 |
| 1970 | #7,333 | 6 |
| 1960 | #5,902 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #4,541 | 5 |
| 1930 | #4,752 | 5 |
| 1920 | #5,209 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Emelyn, counting every spelling?
Emelyn is a spelling of Emmeline, a name family that ranked #592 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,303 for Emelyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 503 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmeline | 284 | #922 | 1,418 |
| Emelyn | 79 | #2,303 | 397 |
| Emeline | 62 | #2,759 | 336 |
| Emmelyn | 46 | #3,353 | 169 |
| Emelin | 14 | #7,601 | 76 |
| Emelynn | 10 | #9,645 | 60 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Emelyn?
79 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Emelyn (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Emelyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 106 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Emelyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Emelyn?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Emelyn are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 8 and 21. That makes Emelyn mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Emelyn by state
How common Emelyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Emelyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Emelyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Emelyn
What does Emelyn mean?
Emelyn is a spelling of Emmeline, which means “from Ameline (Germanic amal-)” (English, Old French, Germanic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Emelyn?
Emelyn was the 2303rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 79 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1648th with 129 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 405 places. More babies were named Emelyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Emelyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Emelyn in the US.
Where is Emelyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Emelyn was most common in Tennessee (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and California.