Emelina
Emelina was the 2869th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 59 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,562 places. More babies were named Emelina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,869 girls, up 2,497 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 59girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202559 babies
- Total since 1880
- 804babies recorded
Emelina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,869 | 59 |
| 2020 | #5,366 | 23 |
| 2010 | #4,224 | 35 |
| 2000 | #12,187 | 7 |
| 1990 | #11,834 | 6 |
| 1980 | #9,422 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #5,901 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #4,751 | 5 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Emelina, counting every spelling?
Emelina is the most common spelling of a name family that had 66 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 66 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emelina | 59 | #2,869 | 201 |
| Emmelina | 7 | #12,289 | 40 |
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 Emelina?
59 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Emelina (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Emelina 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 142 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Emelina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Emelina?
About 800 people born in the US named Emelina are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 5 and 19. That makes Emelina a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Emelina by state
How common Emelina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.1×). 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
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Questions about the name Emelina
How popular is the name Emelina?
Emelina was the 2869th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 59 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,562 places. More babies were named Emelina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Emelina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Emelina in the US.
Where is Emelina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Emelina was most common in California (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Texas.