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Emaline

Meaning Rare non-standard variant of Emmeline Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,801 Trend → Stable

Rare non-standard variant of Emmeline.

Rank 2025
#4,801
among girls · ↓1,610 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
28
named Emaline · -44% vs 2024
How common
1 in 57,402
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
73 babies
All-time total
1,901
#4,852 all-time among girls
First recorded
1885
in Social Security records

Emaline popularity over time

1,901 babies have been named Emaline since 1885, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1895Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 30 3 – #915
1890s 46 5 +53% #950
1900s 91 9 +98% #1,068
1910s 230 23 +153% #1,085
1920s 218 22 -5% #1,321
1930s 103 10 -53% #1,767
1940s 31 3 -70% #3,316
1950s 18 2 -42% #4,433
1960s 5 1 -72% #6,643
1970s – – – –
1980s 5 1 – #12,981
1990s 68 7 +1260% #7,366
2000s 267 27 +293% #3,262
2010s 539 54 +102% #2,490
2020s (to 2025) 250 42 -23% #3,191

Where Emaline is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 28 0.02 outside top 500
2027 27 0.02 outside top 500
2028 27 0.02 outside top 500
2029 27 0.02 outside top 500
2030 27 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Emaline

Emaline is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,801 in 2025 with 28 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1885, 1,901 American babies have been named Emaline. Its peak came in 2016, when 73 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Emaline stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Emaline?

The median living Emaline is about 12 years old; half are between 7 and 18. An estimated 1,200 people named Emaline are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Emaline year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 28 #4,801
2024 50 #3,191
2023 49 #3,289
2022 41 #3,726
2021 38 #3,898
2020 44 #3,461
2019 29 #4,689
2018 55 #2,974
2017 55 #2,978
2016 73 #2,490
2015 65 #2,722
2014 55 #3,052
2013 68 #2,607
2012 51 #3,227
2011 48 #3,367
2010 40 #3,840
2009 51 #3,262
2008 36 #4,298
2007 26 #5,417
2006 34 #4,288
2005 36 #3,974
2004 28 #4,747
2003 19 #6,142
2002 17 #6,481
2001 12 #8,353
2000 8 #11,045
1995 10 #8,273
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 5 #6,643
1955 5 #6,113
1950 7 #4,433
1945 – –
1940 5 #4,540
1935 8 #3,239
1930 21 #1,767
1925 8 #3,783
1920 35 #1,321
1915 20 #1,697
1910 17 #1,085
1905 9 #1,337
1900 8 #1,480
1895 12 #950
1890 – –
1885 6 #958
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Emaline, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Emaline?

The median living Emaline is about 12 years old. Half of all living Emalines are between 7 and 18 years old.

How many people named Emaline are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Emaline are alive in the United States, based on 1,901 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Emaline mean?

Rare non-standard variant of Emmeline.

How popular is the name Emaline in 2025?

Emaline ranked #4,801 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 28 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Emaline?

1,901 babies have been named Emaline in the United States since 1885, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Emaline most popular?

Emaline peaked in 2016, when 73 newborns received the name.

Is Emaline a boy or girl name?

Emaline is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Emaline rising or falling?

Emaline is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Emaline become more popular?

Emaline looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 27 girls named Emaline in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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