girl's name
Emelina
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 839
Emelina is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 59 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 59 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 56,192 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1919.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Emelina over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 9 |
| 1920s | 25 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1960s | 17 |
| 1980s | 47 |
| 1990s | 50 |
| 2000s | 134 |
| 2010s | 293 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 224 |
How popular is Emelina?
In 2025, Emelina was given to 59 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Emelina is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Emelina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Emelina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Emelina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Emelina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Emelina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Emelina
How popular is the name Emelina?
In 2025, Emelina was given to 59 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Emelina a girl's or a boy's name?
Emelina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Emelina?
Emelina has 4 syllables.
When was Emelina most popular?
Emelina peaked in 2025, when 59 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Emelina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Emelina currently ranks #2,876 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.