Emeline

Meaning: Work
Origin: Variant of Emmeline (from Germanic)

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

See where Emeline is more common.

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) · #2,315 in Canada (2024).

Famous Emelines

Emeline Roberts Jones — American dentist
Emeline Hill Richardson — American archaeologist (1910–1999)
Émeline Pierre — French Afro-Caribbean writer
Emeline Michel — Haitian singer
Émeline Dartron — French tennis player

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 · Valentine · Emelia

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