Emmaline
A variant of Emmeline, which the Normans brought from the Old French Ameline, a diminutive of Germanic names in Amal-, from a root meaning 'work'.
Emmaline in 2025
Emmaline was given to 182 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,351st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 18,216 babies born.
The history of Emmaline
Emmaline reached its highest point in 2014, when 313 babies were given the name, ranking 1,614th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 936th, in 1880.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 7,422 babies have been named Emmaline. Half of them were born before 2011, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Emmaline by decade
| Decade | Babies named Emmaline | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 67 | 936 |
| 1890s | 80 | 1,337 |
| 1900s | 106 | 1,624 |
| 1910s | 281 | 1,530 |
| 1920s | 312 | 2,087 |
| 1930s | 192 | 2,642 |
| 1940s | 140 | 3,574 |
| 1950s | 85 | 5,048 |
| 1960s | 34 | 6,829 |
| 1970s | 31 | 10,066 |
| 1980s | 116 | 6,193 |
| 1990s | 566 | 3,011 |
| 2000s | 1,305 | 2,490 |
| 2010s | 2,808 | 1,614 |
| 2020s | 1,299 | 1,810 |
Where Emmaline is heading
Emmaline has fallen 40% over the past decade, from 305 babies in 2015 to 182 in 2025.
Names like Emmaline
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Emmaline.