Meaning and history
Emlyn is a name derived from an ancient region in southwestern Wales, whose name means “around the valley” from Welsh am, meaning “around,” and glyn, meaning “valley.” It has also been proposed as a Welsh form of the Latin Aemilianus (see Emiliano), but this explanation appears to be unfounded.
20062006: 8 births, rank #12,420
2007: 8 births, rank #12,676
2008: 18 births, rank #7,073
2009: 17 births, rank #7,341
2010: 25 births, rank #5,414
20112011: 21 births, rank #6,148
2012: 22 births, rank #5,895
2013: 18 births, rank #6,729
2014: 8 births, rank #11,931
2015: 14 births, rank #8,008
20162016: no US SSA record for this spelling
2017: 10 births, rank #9,943
2018: 37 births, rank #3,918
2019: 31 births, rank #4,437
2020: 25 births, rank #5,003
20212021: 20 births, rank #5,955
2022: 13 births, rank #8,032
2023: 20 births, rank #5,960
2024: 8 births, rank #11,122
20252025: 10 births, rank #9,457
In 2025, 10 babies were recorded with the name Emlyn, ranking #9,457 among girls.