The first name Emlyn
A unisex name from Welsh.
2 syllables Unisex
Meaning and origin
Welsh origin
A male given name from Welsh.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 25 boys were named Emlyn, making it the 1,153rd most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Emlyn with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Emlyn at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 10 girls born in the United States were named Emlyn, the 9,649th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2018, when 37 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Emlyn
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Emlyn HughesEnglish association football player (1947–2004)
More Welsh unisex names
Questions
- What is the origin of the name Emlyn?
- Emlyn comes from Welsh.
- How popular is the name Emlyn?
- In 2025, 25 boys born in England and Wales were named Emlyn, ranking 1,153rd.
- Is Emlyn a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 98% of the 477 US babies named Emlyn since 1880 were girls.
- When was Emlyn most popular?
- 2018 in the United States, when 37 babies were named Emlyn, its highest rank at 3,948th.