Gender
Origin
- Welsh
Pronunciation
e-ml-yn, em-lyn
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #12230, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #3917, 37 births); most recent 2025 (rank #9457, 10 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 10 |
| 2024 | – | 8 |
| 2023 | 5 | 20 |
| 2022 | – | 13 |
| 2021 | – | 20 |
| 2020 | – | 25 |
| 2019 | – | 31 |
| 2018 | – | 37 |
| 2017 | – | 10 |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #1153, 25 births)
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #5685, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | – |
| 2024 | 21 | – |
| 2023 | 12 | 3 |
| 2022 | 21 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | – |
| 2020 | 23 | 3 |
| 2019 | 10 | – |
| 2018 | 14 | – |
| 2017 | 16 | – |
| 2016 | 18 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 1990 (rank #1953, 6 births); most recent 1998 (rank #3530, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #240, 7 births); most recent 1985 (rank #304, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence