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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Emmeline

Gender

Female

Origin

Germanic
industrious
French
German
.

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Emmeline

Pronunciation

e-mmeli-ne, emm(e)-line

More about the name

Emmeline (also spelled Emeline, Emiline, Emilene, Emmilene, Emmaline, Emmalyn, Emalyn, or Ameline) is a feminine given name. The medieval name, a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element amal meaning "work", was introduced to England by the Normans.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #753, 370 births); most recent 2025 (rank #922, 284 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025284
2024280
2023276
2022269
2021306
2020310
2019359
2018347
2017370
2016361

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #262, 187 births); most recent 2025 (rank #436, 92 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202592
202492
2023106
2022124
2021148
2020137
2019161
2018187
2017137
2016110

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1988 (rank #393, 92 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5410, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
20223
20213
20203
20194
20185
20173
20169
20156
201410

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #588, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #590, 5 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20255
20244
2023–
20225
20215
2020–
20193
20184
2017–
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #322, 11 births); most recent 2023 (rank #749, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
20233
20223
20215
20203
201911
20186
20173
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #361, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20184
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #440, 8 births); most recent 2023 (rank #456, 7 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20237
2022–
20215
20208
20198
2018–
2017–
2016–
20157
20145

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence