Girls' name · since 1880
Emmaline
7,422 babies named Emmaline in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,993 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,235 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,422
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Emmaline is the #1235 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 7,422 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Emmaline recorded 7,422 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #1235 nationally today, ahead of 93% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,993 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,235 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,422 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmaline ranks #1,993 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,235 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,422 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,993 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,235 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,422
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emmaline's 7,422 recorded births place it above 97.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Emmaline compares
7,422 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Emmaline's all-time total is 20x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emmaline | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,422 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 313 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emmaline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emmaline's SSA record in two at 1949 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1886, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 313, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emmaline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 313
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Emmaline by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,808 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Emmaline's strongest decade.
2,808 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Emmaline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 67
1880s
67 births
- 1890s 80
1890s
80 births
- 1900s 106
1900s
106 births
- 1910s 281
1910s
281 births
- 1920s 312
1920s
312 births
- 1930s 192
1930s
192 births
- 1940s 140
1940s
140 births
- 1950s 85
1950s
85 births
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 116
1980s
116 births
- 1990s 566
1990s
566 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,305 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,808 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,299 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,808 births (38% of all-time use).
How Emmaline 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 Emmaline's total volume
Emmaline by state
Where Emmaline concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 430 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 421 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 294 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 265 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 230 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Utah | | 222 | 3.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 215 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Florida | | 175 | 2.4% |
430 of 7,422 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Emmaline appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emmaline's data
- Emmaline's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,808 total births) through the 2020s (1,299) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Emmalines (430 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emmaline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
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 Emmaline 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.