Emeline

Meaning: Possibly work or vigor
Origin: Germanic — Variant of Emmeline

Girl's name · #2759 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Emeline is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1886, when it ranked #482. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 3,600 girls since 1880, ranked #2759 today.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Emeline ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,561 in France (2025) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #4,201 in England & Wales (2025) · #736 in Belgium (2024) · #2,259 in Canada (2024) · #792 in Scotland (2021) · #7,375 in Ecuador (2015).

Famous Emelines

Emeline Michel — Haitian singer (born 1967)
Emeline Roberts Jones — American dentist (1836–1916)
Emeline King — American industrial designer (born 1957)
Emeline Bachelder Gurney — 30 Jan 1816 - 9 Oct 1897 (1816–1897)
Emeline K/Bidi — French politician (born 1987)

What Emelines become

Among 64 notable people named Emeline:

No single standout — notable Emelines spread across many fields.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Emmeline (#922), Emeline would rank around #783 with about 350 births last year — the newborns split about 82/18 between Emmeline and Emeline.

Similar names: Emmeline · Lillia · Emelina · Adelyne · Leonie · Evelynne

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