Emmeline
Emmeline 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.
Meaning & Origin of Emmeline
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Emmeline 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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The Story of Emmeline
Emmeline first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1888, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 370 Emmelines were born — ranking #753 that year. As of 2026, Emmeline ranks #976 for baby girls with 265 births, falling sharply (-20%). In total, more than 6K Emmelines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Emmeline
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- Emmeline Hawthorne (born 1980), New Zealand actress
- Emmaline Henry (1928–1979), American actress
- Emmeline Hill (born 1974), Irish geneticist
- Emmeline Lott , British writer
- Emmeline Ndongue (born 1983), French basketball player
- Emmeline Pankhurst (1858–1928), British political activist
- Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence (1867–1954), British political activist
- Emmeline Ragot (born 1986), French downhill mountain biker
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Names that sound like Emmeline
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About the name Emmeline
Emmeline is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Emmeline's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #753. Use the chart and map above to compare Emmeline's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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