girl's name
Emmeline
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 10,549
the United States
#923
2025 births
Emmeline is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 284 babies in the United States, ranking #923. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2017, when 370 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 11,674 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1888.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Emmeline over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1890s | 6 |
| 1900s | 31 |
| 1910s | 91 |
| 1920s | 99 |
| 1930s | 8 |
| 1940s | 7 |
| 1950s | 6 |
| 1960s | 18 |
| 1970s | 68 |
| 1980s | 174 |
| 1990s | 354 |
| 2000s | 694 |
| 2010s | 2,862 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,729 |
How popular is Emmeline?
In 2025, Emmeline was given to 284 babies in the United States, ranking #923 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Emmeline 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 Emmeline
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Emmeline also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Emmeline over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Emmeline
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Sibling names for Emmeline
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Emmeline — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Emmeline
How popular is the name Emmeline?
In 2025, Emmeline was given to 284 babies in the United States, ranking #923 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Emmeline a girl's or a boy's name?
Emmeline is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Emmeline?
Emmeline has 3 syllables.
When was Emmeline most popular?
Emmeline peaked in 2017, when 370 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Emmeline?
Emmeline is usually shortened to Emmy.
Is Emmeline a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Emmeline currently ranks #438 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.