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Emeline

girl name
Origin
Germanic
Syllables
3
Peak era
2000s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

variant of Emmeline, Germanic, traditionally 'industrious' or 'hardworking'

Emeline's name family

One shared root links 5 names across 2 languages.

Shared root: from the Germanic element amal "work, vigor", through Amalia and Old French Ameline; a family long confused with, but distinct from, Emily

The constellation

EmelineEnglish · variantAmeliaEnglishAmelieFrenchEmmelineFrench

More branches

EmmalineEnglish · variant

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Emeline peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

382 people · the #16,106 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 33

1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Emeline living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Emeline

Most people given the name Emeline in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Emeline

Emmaline Geraldine Bernadine Amelia Elouise Emilie

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