Girls' name · since 1880
Emeline
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 3,612 babies named Emeline, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,751 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,612
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Emeline is the #2751 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,612 recorded since 1880.
Emeline has 3,612 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2751 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #3,183 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,751 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,612 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emeline ranks #3,183 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,751 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,612 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,751 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,612
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emeline's 3,612 recorded births place it above 95.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Emeline compares
3,612 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Emeline's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emeline | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,612 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 104 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emeline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emeline's SSA record in two at 1951 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1942, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 104, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emeline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 104
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Emeline by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (875 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Emeline's strongest decade.
875 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Emeline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 132
1880s
132 births
- 1890s 160
1890s
160 births
- 1900s 161
1900s
161 births
- 1910s
1910s
353 births
- 1920s 257
1920s
257 births
- 1930s 125
1930s
125 births
- 1940s 71
1940s
71 births
- 1950s 75
1950s
75 births
- 1960s 69
1960s
69 births
- 1970s 72
1970s
72 births
- 1980s 96
1980s
96 births
- 1990s 252
1990s
252 births
- 2000s
2000s
511 births
- 2010s
2010s
875 births
- 2020s
2020s
403 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 875 births (24% of all-time use).
How Emeline compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Emeline's total volume
Emeline by state
Where Emeline concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 243 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 130 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 52 | 1.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 41 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 25 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 24 | 0.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 23 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 22 | 0.6% |
243 of 3,612 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Emeline appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emeline's data
- Emeline's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (875 total births) through the 2020s (403) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Emelines (243 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Emeline
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emeline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Emeline draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.