How Many People Are Named Emmeline?
An estimated 5,551 people in the United States have the first name Emmeline. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Emmeline peaked in popularity in 2017 with 370 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emmeline 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 Emmeline paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Emmeline is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
5,551
About 1 in 61,746 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2017
370 births
Total Registered
5,864
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emmeline
Emmeline is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,864 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Emmeline as a female name
Ranked #939 in 2024
280 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (370 births)
Emmeline: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emmeline span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,862 babies were registered. While Emmeline is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Emmeline by Decade
How has Emmeline 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.
Emmeline by State
Birth registrations for Emmeline span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in West Virginia, Nevada, Arkansas. On average, about 109 Emmelines were registered per state.
Emmeline + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emmeline as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Emmeline: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emmeline?
We estimate approximately 5,551 people named Emmeline 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 61,746 Americans share this first name.
Is Emmeline a common name?
Emmeline is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,864 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emmeline most popular?
Emmeline reached peak popularity in 2017, when 370 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emmeline is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emmeline a female name?
Emmeline is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emmeline Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emmeline Smith, Emmeline Johnson, Emmeline 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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