Girls' name · since 1888
Emmeline
6,152 babies named Emmeline in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,256 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #923 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,152
- born since 1888
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emmeline currently ranks #923 among girls' names in America, with 6,152 babies recorded since 1888.
Emmeline has 6,152 recorded births among girls since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #923 as of the latest data, more common than 95% 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 1888 to 2025.
- #2,256 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #923 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,152 born since 1888
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmeline ranks #2,256 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #923 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,152 born since 1888, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,256 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #923 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,152
- born since 1888
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emmeline's 6,152 recorded births place it above 96.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Emmeline compares
6,152 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Emmeline's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emmeline | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,152 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 370 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emmeline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emmeline splits its recorded history at 1983: 94% of all births land in the more recent half, 6% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1888 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 370 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emmeline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 370
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Emmeline by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,862 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Emmeline's strongest decade.
2,862 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Emmeline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 31
1900s
31 births
- 1910s 91
1910s
91 births
- 1920s 99
1920s
99 births
- 1930s 8
1930s
8 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 68
1970s
68 births
- 1980s 174
1980s
174 births
- 1990s 354
1990s
354 births
- 2000s 694
2000s
694 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,862 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,729 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,862 births (47% of all-time use).
How Emmeline 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 Emmeline's total volume
Emmeline by state
Where Emmeline concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 737 | 12.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 400 | 6.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 270 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Utah | | 203 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 193 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 185 | 3.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 173 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Washington | | 161 | 2.6% |
737 of 6,152 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Emmeline appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emmeline's data
- Emmeline's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,862 total births) through the 2020s (1,729) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Emmelines (737 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 Emmeline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Emmeline 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.