Emmelina
A feminine name of German origin meaning "hardworking" or "industrious".
Name Census estimates that about 101 living Americans carry the first name Emmelina. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Emmelina today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Emmelina births was 2010 (13 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Emmelina. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
101
~ 1 in 3,393,607 Americans
Peak year
2010
13 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,733
Tracked since 2010
Popularity
Emmelina: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Emmelina from the 2010s through to the 2020s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 64 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Emmelina remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Emmelina by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Emmelina during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Emmelina
The name Emmelina is derived from the Germanic name Amalina, which is a combination of the word "amal" meaning "work" and the suffix "ina" indicating femininity. It is believed to have originated in the late 8th century AD during the reign of the Carolingian dynasty in Western Europe.
Emmelina is a variant spelling of the more common name Emelina or Amelina, which were popular names among the nobility and upper classes during the Middle Ages. The name was particularly prevalent in regions such as France, Germany, and England, where it was often associated with nobility and royalty.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Emmelina can be found in the Domesday Book, a remarkable survey of land ownership in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The book mentions an Emmelina de Hosdenc, who was a landowner in Gloucestershire.
Throughout the medieval period, several notable women bore the name Emmelina. In the 12th century, Emmelina de Lacy was an English noblewoman who inherited vast lands and titles from her father, becoming one of the most powerful landowners in the kingdom. Another Emmelina, Emmelina de Longchamp, was a prominent abbess and religious figure in Normandy during the 13th century.
During the Renaissance, the name Emmelina saw a resurgence in popularity among the aristocracy. One of the most famous bearers of the name was Emmelina Sforza (1472-1522), a member of the powerful Sforza family that ruled Milan. She was renowned for her beauty, intelligence, and patronage of the arts.
In the 17th century, Emmelina Weare (1635-1687) was an influential Quaker preacher and activist in England, known for her outspoken advocacy for religious freedom and women's rights. Meanwhile, Emmelina Zitelli (1692-1760) was an Italian painter and engraver who achieved recognition for her portraits and religious works.
While the name Emmelina has waxed and waned in popularity over the centuries, it has maintained a sense of elegance and refinement, often associated with women of high birth and accomplishment. Its rich history and connections to nobility, religion, and the arts make it a distinctive and intriguing name with a strong cultural heritage.
People
Emmelina + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Emmelina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with E
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FAQ
Emmelina: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emmelina?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 101 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Emmelina going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,393,607 US residents.
Is Emmelina a common name?
We classify Emmelina as "Very Rare". It ranks above 64.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 102 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Emmelina most popular?
The single biggest year for Emmelina was 2010, when 13 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Emmelina is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Emmelina in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Emmelina a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Emmelina in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Emmelina still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Emmelina in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Emmelina can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many Americans are named Emmelina?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.