Emerlyn
Girl name · #4058 in 2025 · Very rare
How old is the name Emerlyn? In official American birth records, Emerlyn has been tracked continuously since 2014, giving it 11 years of documented American history.
Emerlyn ranks #4058 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 36 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #9481, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 50,000 girls born in 2025 was named Emerlyn.
The 11-year story
Emerlyn first appears in the Social Security records in 2014, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 48 babies and a rank of #3277. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Emerlyn per year. Source: Official national birth records.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Emerlyn in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Emerlyn is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Emerlyn will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Emerlyn is most common
State-level data for Emerlyn is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Emerlyn
Statistically, parents drawn to Emerlyn tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Laiklyn, Everlyn, Eilyn, Icelyn, and Ellawyn.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Emerlyn | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3975 |
| 2024 | 48 | #3277 |
| 2023 | 24 | #5248 |
| 2022 | 27 | #4907 |
| 2021 | 17 | #6691 |
| 2020 | 20 | #5850 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6698 |
| 2018 | 24 | #5315 |
| 2017 | 17 | #6808 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6401 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9481 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11931 |
Frequently asked questions
How old is the name Emerlyn?
In official American birth records, the name Emerlyn first appeared in 2014 (over 11 years ago), when 8 newborn girls received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 11 years.
Is Emerlyn a popular girl name?
Emerlyn ranked #4058 among girls in 2025 with 36 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #9481.
When was the name Emerlyn most popular?
Emerlyn peaked in 2024, when 48 American girls received the name (ranked #3277 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Emerlyn?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 50,000 newborn American girls was named Emerlyn. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.