The first name Emmeline

In 2025, 92 girls were named Emmeline, making it the 436th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2018, with 187 births (#262).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Emmeline with other names.

In 2025, 284 girls born in the United States were named Emmeline, the 922nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2017, when 370 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Spelled Emmeline in German too.

Nicknames for Emmeline

• Emmy

• Emmeline Pankhurst
  English suffragist, 1858–1928
• Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence
  British women's rights activist, editor (1867-1954)
• Emmeline Ndongue
  French basketball player (born 1983)
• Emmeline Ragot
  French bicycle racer, born 1986

What does the name Emmeline mean?

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

How popular is the name Emmeline?

In 2025, 92 girls born in England and Wales were named Emmeline, ranking 436th. Its peak was 2018, with 187 births.

What are nicknames for Emmeline?

Common nicknames for Emmeline include Emmy.

Is Emmeline a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,152 US babies named Emmeline since 1880 were girls.

When was Emmeline most popular?

2017 in the United States, when 370 babies were named Emmeline, its highest rank at 753rd.

What are other spellings of Emmeline?

Emmaline, Emeline and Emmalina.