Emaline
Emaline was the 4801st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 915th; the most babies were born in 2016 (73). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,079 places. More babies were named Emaline in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Emmalyn) Emma + Lyn, or variant of Emmeline · English, Germanic
- Rank in 2025
- #4,801 girls, down 1,340 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201673 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,901babies recorded
What does the name Emaline mean?
Emaline is a spelling of Emmalyn, pronounced the same way, so it shares Emmalyn's meaning and origin.
Emmalyn is, according to Wiktionary, either a combination of Emma with the -lyn ending or a variant of Emmeline. Emma began as a Germanic short form of names beginning with ermen-, which DMNES glosses 'strong'; Emmeline goes back to Old French Ameline, from the Germanic element amal- 'work, vigor'. Recorded in the US since 1946, Emmalyn became more common in the 2000s alongside Emma.
ermen- (Old High German, “strong (DMNES); whole, great”)Ameline (Old French, “Emmeline”)
How sure is this? Probable. Two possible sources; both Germanic elements are reconstructions.
Related names: Emma, Emmeline, Emmalynn, Emily.
See also: Germanic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Emmalyn', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Emma', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Emaline popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,801 | 28 |
| 2020 | #3,461 | 44 |
| 2010 | #3,840 | 40 |
| 2000 | #11,045 | 8 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #6,643 | 5 |
| 1950 | #4,433 | 7 |
| 1940 | #4,540 | 5 |
| 1930 | #1,767 | 21 |
| 1920 | #1,321 | 35 |
| 1910 | #1,085 | 17 |
| 1900 | #1,480 | 8 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Emaline, counting every spelling?
Emaline is a spelling of Emmalyn, a name family that ranked #495 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,801 for Emaline on its own. Together these spellings went to 637 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmalyn | 204 | #1,137 | 1,353 |
| Emmaline | 182 | #1,236 | 1,037 |
| Emmalynn | 139 | #1,530 | 850 |
| Emalyn | 31 | #4,481 | 231 |
| Emaline | 28 | #4,801 | 206 |
| Emalynn | 21 | #5,777 | 127 |
| Emmalin | 9 | #10,348 | 62 |
| Emmalene | 7 | #12,285 | 55 |
| Emmalyne | 6 | #13,718 | 37 |
| Emmalynne | 5 | #15,611 | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Emaline?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Emaline (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Emaline born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Emaline.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Emaline?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Emaline are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 19. That makes Emaline mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Emaline by state
How common Emaline was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Emaline: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Emaline, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Emaline
What does Emaline mean?
Emaline is a spelling of Emmalyn, which means “Emma + Lyn, or variant of Emmeline” (English, Germanic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Emaline?
Emaline was the 4801st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 915th; the most babies were born in 2016 (73). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,079 places. More babies were named Emaline in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Emaline a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Emaline in the US.
Where is Emaline most popular?
In 2021–2025, Emaline was most common in North Carolina (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and Texas.