The baby name Emelyn is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced EM-ə-lin (IPA: /ˈɛməlɪn/).
Emelyn is English in Origin.
The baby name Emelyn is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced EM-ə-lin (IPA: /ˈɛməlɪn/).
Emelyn is English in Origin.
Emelyn is a modern, streamlined variant of Emeline/Emmeline, ultimately from Old French Ameline, a diminutive of Germanic names built on the element amal, meaning “work” or “industrious effort.” The sense given is “industrious,” “eager,” or “striving.” Although visually close to Welsh Emlyn (a masculine name from the medieval cantref Emlyn), Emelyn belongs to the Emmeline/Emma family and is unrelated to the Welsh place-name.
It arrived in England with the Normans, appeared in medieval rolls, then waned before a Georgian–Victorian revival, helped by Charlotte Smith’s novel Emmeline (1788) and later the fame of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst. Variant spellings include Emmeline, Emeline, Emaline, Emalyn, Emilyn, Emelynne; related forms are Émeline (French), Emelina/Amelina (Romance languages). Common nicknames are Em, Emme/Emmy, and Lina. Today Emelyn offers a familiar sound with a distinctive, gentle twist.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #124 | 2 | 3,755 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| AE | 0 | #184 | 4 | 10,220 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #257 | 2 | 3,650 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #258 | 6 | 7,056 |
| SG | 0 | #278 | 5 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #279 | 7 | 2,795 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #290 | 27 | 15,378 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #294 | 98 | 13,098 |
| GT | 0 | #305 | 10 | 5,948 | |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| MY | 0 | #352 | 3 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #381 | 16 | 15,987 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #385 | 131 | 19,177 |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| France | Girls | 2014 | #414 | 4 | 3,259 |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #465 | 41 | 7,500 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #466 | 16 | 9,861 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #501 | 53 | 20,968 |
| CO | 0 | #508 | 3 | 7,768 | |
| BH | 0 | #524 | 30 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #524 | 63 | 18,916 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #528 | 9 | 6,731 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #544 | 4 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #558 | 3 | 11,671 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #562 | 54 | 16,104 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #567 | 7 | 11,342 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #641 | 5 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #647 | 5 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #684 | 7 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #793 | 59 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #793 | 143 | 25,931 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #847 | 70 | 8,487 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #850 | 94 | 14,861 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #904 | 38 | 12,708 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #938 | 57 | 24,821 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #974 | 10 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,000 | 79 | 16,140 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,141 | 43 | 17,781 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,230 | 7 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,416 | 31 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Emelyn is popular in 45 countries — most recent births per country:
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