Emeline

Emeline was the #2,751 girls' name in the US in 2025 (62 babies), and #4,201 in England & Wales.

Emeline as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Emeline as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Emeline as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,751 (62)#4,201 (5)——
2024#2,362 (77)#4,193 (5)—#2,259 (9)
2023#2,891 (58)#5,688 (3)—#3,290 (5)
2022#2,639 (66)#5,670 (3)——
2021#2,440 (73)#3,192 (7)#792 (3)—
2020#2,549 (67)——#2,343 (8)
2019#2,651 (65)#3,541 (6)——
2018#1,925 (103)#3,178 (7)——
2017#2,087 (93)#2,925 (8)—#3,307 (5)
2016#1,929 (104)#2,966 (8)——
2015#2,209 (85)#2,945 (8)—#2,363 (8)
2014#2,267 (82)#5,691 (3)——
2013#2,052 (94)#4,050 (5)—#3,286 (5)
2012#2,115 (90)#3,681 (6)—#2,601 (7)
2011#2,258 (83)#2,432 (10)—#3,310 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1886 at #476.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 26,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 26,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Emeline is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 25,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 19,000 to 1 in 32,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Emeline by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,767CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,180VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Emeline (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EmelineCanadaGirls—too few
EmelineEngland & WalesGirls#4,2015
EmelineNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
EmelineScotlandGirls—too few
EmelineUSGirls#2,75162