Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2023

Emryn

Gender Unisex · 94% girls Rank 2025 #1,416 Trend ↑ Rising 238%
Rank 2025
#1,416
among girls · ↑77 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
154
named Emryn · -3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,437
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
315 babies
All-time total
1,069
#7,482 all-time among girls
First recorded
2010
in Social Security records

Emryn popularity over time

1,069 babies have been named Emryn since 2010, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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2010s 177 10 187 19 – #2,421
2020s (to 2025) 828 54 882 147 +686% #888

Where Emryn is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 183 0.11 outside top 500
2027 213 0.13 outside top 500
2028 241 0.15 outside top 500
2029 268 0.17 outside top 500
2030 294 0.18 outside top 500

Where Emryn is most popular

Girls named Emryn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.093 per 1,000. Strongest in South Dakota, Arkansas, and Mississippi.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Emryn born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
South Dakota 5 0.350 +277%
Arkansas 16 0.303 +226%
Mississippi 9 0.192 +107%
Minnesota 19 0.176 +90%
North Carolina 40 0.176 +89%
Wisconsin 18 0.175 +88%
Tennessee 24 0.151 +63%
Oklahoma 9 0.122 +32%
Virginia 18 0.106 +14%
Kentucky 9 0.105 +13%
Michigan 19 0.104 +12%
Kansas 6 0.104 +12%
Texas 83 0.103 +11%
Missouri 12 0.100 +7%
Alabama 8 0.085 -8%
Georgia 19 0.084 -10%
Louisiana 7 0.080 -14%
Ohio 18 0.076 -18%
Pennsylvania 17 0.072 -23%
South Carolina 6 0.067 -28%
Arizona 8 0.057 -39%
Colorado 6 0.054 -42%
Illinois 11 0.048 -48%
Maryland 5 0.047 -49%
Indiana 5 0.036 -62%
Washington 5 0.035 -63%
California 28 0.033 -64%
Florida 14 0.033 -65%
New York 5 0.013 -86%
Alaska – – –
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Rhode Island – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Emryn

Emryn is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,416 in 2025 with 154 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2010, 1,069 American babies have been named Emryn, about 94% girls and 6% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2023, when 315 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Emryn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Emryn?

The median living Emryn is about 2 years old; half are between 1 and 5. An estimated 1,100 people named Emryn are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Emryn year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 154 #1,416 – –
2024 146 #1,493 13 #6,565
2023 303 #888 12 #7,025
2022 87 #2,179 9 #8,506
2021 63 #2,732 8 #9,079
2020 75 #2,351 12 #6,745
2019 36 #4,034 – –
2018 74 #2,421 10 #7,768
2017 54 #3,029 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Emryn, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Emryn?

The median living Emryn is about 2 years old. Half of all living Emryns are between 1 and 5 years old.

How many people named Emryn are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Emryn are alive in the United States, based on 1,069 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Emryn in 2025?

Emryn ranked #1,416 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 154 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Emryn?

1,069 babies have been named Emryn in the United States since 2010, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Emryn most popular?

Emryn peaked in 2023, when 315 newborns received the name.

Is Emryn a boy or girl name?

Emryn is used for both: about 94% of babies named Emryn have been girls and 6% boys.

Is the name Emryn rising or falling?

Emryn is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Emryn become more popular?

Emryn is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 294 girls named Emryn in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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