Emlyn

Emlyn is a female given name: 94% of people named Emlyn are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 2 countries covered.

FemaleLow

Male 6%Female 94%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 6% male / 94% female
Confidence: Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 5 male / 303 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Emlyn

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Emlyn," in English, "Guten Tag Emlyn," in German. Emlyn is a female given name: about 94% of people named Emlyn are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Emlyn,

German

Guten Tag Emlyn,

French

Bonjour Emlyn,

Spanish

Estimado/a Emlyn:

Chinese

Emlyn您好：

Japanese

Emlyn様

English

Hi Emlyn,

German

Hi Emlyn,

French

Salut Emlyn,

Spanish

Hola Emlyn,

Chinese

Emlyn你好：

Japanese

Emlynさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Emlyn by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	rare	woman's name	2%
Great Britain	rare	woman's name	25%

United States birth data

5 male · 303 female · 308 births recorded

Male 2%Female 98%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Emlyn a male or female name?

Emlyn is a female given name: 94% of people named Emlyn are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Emlyn in an email?

Is Emlyn a unisex name?

Emlyn is not a unisex name: 6% of people named Emlyn are men. Emlyn leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Emlyn a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/emlyn (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_emlyn,
  title  = {Is Emlyn a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/emlyn},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}