Ember
Ember is ranked 137th among girls in 2024 (2,172 births). Its best rank was 137th, in 2024.
- Rank in 2024
- #137up 32 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 2,1720.13% of girls
- Peak year
- 20242,172 births
- Best rank
- #137in 2024
- Since 1946
- 20,670people given the name
The story in the numbers
20,670 girls have been named Ember in the United States since 1946, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 2,172 births — 0.13% of all girls recorded that year.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2019, and the 2020s alone account for 44%. It has spent 16 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
In 2024, its biggest year
Ember was the 137th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Ember
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Zuripeak 2022
- Rhythmpeak 2023
- Emberlynpeak 2021
- Blakelypeak 2024
- Laiapeak 2022
- Sloanepeak 2022
- Rowynpeak 2024
- Waverlypeak 2022
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.