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“Variant of Emmeline — Work” — Germanic via Old French origin
Girl's name · #2759 in the US (2025) · Heirloom
Emeline is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1886, when it ranked #482. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 3,600 girls since 1880, ranked #2759 today. Together with its spelling variant Emmeline (#922), Emeline would rank around #783 with about 350 births last year — the newborns split about 82/18 between Emmeline and Emeline.
Around the world: about 1 in 14,000 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 16,000 girls in Canada (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 64 notable people named Emeline:
No single standout — notable Emelines spread across many fields.
Similar names: Emmeline · Lillia · Emelina · Adelyne · Valentine · Emelia
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