Ember
Girl name · #154 in 2025 · Well-known
In 2025, 1,952 baby girls were named Ember, placing it at #154 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #366, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 922 girls born in 2025 was named Ember.
Babies named Ember per year. Source: SSA.
The 79-year story
Ember first appears in the Social Security records in 1946, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 2,183 babies and a rank of #135. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Ember in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Ember is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "well-known". A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Ember is most common
Geography matters for names, and Ember is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Ember is most common in WY (12 per 1,000), AK (7.9 per 1,000), SD (5.9 per 1,000), MT (5.7 per 1,000), ID (4.9 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 1.5 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Ember is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Ember
Statistically, parents drawn to Ember tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are River, Parker, Palmer, Juniper, and Elliana.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Ember | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,952 | #154 |
| 2024 | 2,183 | #135 |
| 2023 | 1,707 | #169 |
| 2022 | 1,836 | #158 |
| 2021 | 1,775 | #162 |
| 2020 | 1,539 | #187 |
| 2019 | 1,541 | #195 |
| 2018 | 1,475 | #208 |
| 2017 | 1,122 | #289 |
| 2016 | 1,021 | #320 |
| 2015 | 902 | #366 |
| 2014 | 741 | #430 |
| 2013 | 523 | #559 |
| 2012 | 508 | #577 |
| 2011 | 424 | #667 |
| 2010 | 326 | #821 |
| 2009 | 311 | #883 |
| 2008 | 201 | #1250 |
| 2007 | 224 | #1145 |
| 2006 | 176 | #1327 |
| 2005 | 160 | #1355 |
| 2004 | 143 | #1436 |
| 2003 | 127 | #1526 |
| 2002 | 98 | #1821 |
| 2001 | 90 | #1922 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ember a popular girl name?
Ember ranked #154 among girls in 2025 with 1,952 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #366.
When was the name Ember most popular?
Ember peaked in 2024, when 2,183 American girls received the name (ranked #135 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Ember?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 922 newborn American girls was named Ember. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "well-known".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.