Emmelyn
Emmelyn was the 3353rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 3199th with 51 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 43 places. More babies were named Emmelyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Emmeline) from Ameline (Germanic amal-) · English, Old French, Germanic
- Rank in 2025
- #3,353 girls, up 446 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 46girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201451 babies
- Total since 1880
- 657babies recorded
What does the name Emmelyn mean?
Emmelyn is a spelling of Emmeline, pronounced the same way, so it shares Emmeline's meaning and origin.
Emmeline is a medieval English form of Old French Ameline, a diminutive of names beginning with the Germanic element amal- 'work, vigor', the same root as Amelia, as Wiktionary notes. The Normans brought it to England, where it appears as Emeline. It was revived in the 19th century and is associated with Emmeline Pankhurst, leader of the British women's suffrage movement.
Ameline (Old French, “diminutive of Amal- names”)*amal- (Proto-Germanic, “work, vigor”)
How sure is this? Probable. The Germanic element is reconstructed; Emmeline is also often linked to Emma.
Related names: Emeline, Emmelina, Amelia, Emma.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean strength.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Emmeline', 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. 'Amelia', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Emmelyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,353 | 46 |
| 2020 | #3,799 | 38 |
| 2010 | #6,249 | 21 |
| 2000 | — | — |
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How popular is Emmelyn, counting every spelling?
Emmelyn is a spelling of Emmeline, a name family that ranked #592 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,353 for Emmelyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 503 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmeline | 284 | #922 | 1,418 |
| Emelyn | 79 | #2,303 | 397 |
| Emeline | 62 | #2,759 | 336 |
| Emmelyn | 46 | #3,353 | 169 |
| Emelin | 14 | #7,601 | 76 |
| Emelynn | 10 | #9,645 | 60 |
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 Emmelyn?
46 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Emmelyn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Emmelyn 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 182 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Emmelyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Emmelyn?
About 700 people born in the US named Emmelyn are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 13. That makes Emmelyn 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.
Emmelyn by state
How common Emmelyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 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 Emmelyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Emmelyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Emmelyn
What does Emmelyn mean?
Emmelyn is a spelling of Emmeline, which means “from Ameline (Germanic amal-)” (English, Old French, Germanic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Emmelyn?
Emmelyn was the 3353rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 3199th with 51 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 43 places. More babies were named Emmelyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Emmelyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Emmelyn in the US.
Where is Emmelyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Emmelyn was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Texas.