How Many People Are Named Emeline?
An estimated 2,281 people in the United States have the first name Emeline. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Emeline peaked in popularity in 2016 with 104 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emeline as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Emeline paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,281
About 1 in 150,265 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2016
104 births
Total Registered
3,550
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emeline
Emeline is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,550 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Emeline as a female name
Ranked #2,365 in 2024
77 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (104 births)
Emeline: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emeline span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 875 babies were registered. While Emeline is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Emeline by Decade
How has Emeline tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Emeline by State
Birth registrations for Emeline span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Washington, Ohio, Georgia. On average, about 33 Emelines were registered per state.
Emeline + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emeline as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Emeline
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Emeline: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emeline?
We estimate approximately 2,281 people named Emeline are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 150,265 Americans share this first name.
Is Emeline a common name?
Emeline is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,550 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emeline most popular?
Emeline reached peak popularity in 2016, when 104 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emeline is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emeline a female name?
Emeline is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emeline Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emeline Smith, Emeline Johnson, Emeline Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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