Emmeline

“Work” — Germanic via Old French origin

Girl's name · #922 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Emmeline has appeared in US records since 1888 — best rank #753 (2017) · 6,152 babies named Emmeline all-time · 1 in 5,600 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,800 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 3,100 girls in Norway (2025) · about 1 in 4,200 girls in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 24 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Emmelines

Emmeline Pankhurst — English suffragist
Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence — British women's rights activist, editor (1867-1954)
Emmeline Ndongue — French basketball player
Emmeline Ragot — French bicycle racer
Emmeline B. Wells — General President of the Relief Society

In stories & tradition

Emmeline Vance — Harry Potter · Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Emmeline — King Arthur

What Emmelines become

Among 40 notable people named Emmeline:

Artists & writers appear 2.3× more often than among typical names — e.g. Emmeline Stuart-Wortley, noblewoman; British poet, editor.

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