# Emmeline (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/emmeline/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | Emmy |
| Variant spellings | Emmaline, Emeline, Emmalina |
| US babies named this | 6,152 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 6,152 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,024, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Medieval English form of Old French Ameline, diminutive form of Amélie, cognate to English Amelia.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 160 | 1,422 |
| 2012 | 230 | 1,080 |
| 2013 | 246 | 1,016 |
| 2014 | 302 | 900 |
| 2015 | 347 | 810 |
| 2016 | 361 | 789 |
| 2017 | 370 | 753 |
| 2018 | 347 | 789 |
| 2019 | 359 | 774 |
| 2020 | 311 | 864 |
| 2021 | 307 | 886 |
| 2022 | 270 | 981 |
| 2023 | 276 | 949 |
| 2024 | 281 | 939 |
| 2025 | 284 | 922 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 50 | 749 |
| 2012 | 74 | 573 |
| 2013 | 94 | 445 |
| 2014 | 96 | 458 |
| 2015 | 116 | 395 |
| 2016 | 110 | 409 |
| 2017 | 137 | 347 |
| 2018 | 187 | 262 |
| 2019 | 161 | 300 |
| 2020 | 137 | 333 |
| 2021 | 148 | 318 |
| 2022 | 124 | 345 |
| 2023 | 106 | 389 |
| 2024 | 92 | 451 |
| 2025 | 92 | 436 |

## In other languages

- French: Émeline
- German: Emmeline

## People named Emmeline

- Emmeline Pankhurst, English suffragist
- Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, British women's rights activist, editor (1867-1954)
- Emmeline Ndongue, French basketball player (born 1983)
- Emmeline Ragot, French bicycle racer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.