Emmeline

“Work” — Germanic via Old French origin

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

Emmeline reached its best rank, #753, in 2017 and ranked #922 in 2025. Roughly 6,200 girls have been named Emmeline since 1888. Emmy is a short form of Emmeline. About 640 girls a year are given Emmy as their full name. Together with its spelling variant Emeline (#2759), Emmeline 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 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 41 notable people named Emmeline:

Artists & writers appear 2.24× more often than among typical names — e.g. Emmeline Stuart-Wortley, noblewoman; British poet, editor.

Similar names: Emeline · Hadlee · Emelina · Coraline · Kinslee · Emerie

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