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Ember name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Ember ranks #154 in female records (1,952 reported) and #3,266 in male records (36 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#154 · 1,952 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 231 female records (2,183 to 1,952); rank moved from #135 to #154.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 177 female records (1,775 to 1,952); rank moved from #163 to #154.
2025 male rank and count
#3,266 · 36 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 3 male records (39 to 36); rank moved from #3,126 to #3,266.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 21 male records (57 to 36); rank moved from #2,388 to #3,266.
Peak year in available data
2024: 2,183 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Ember becoming more popular?

Ember's reported female count decreased by 231 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #135 to #154. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Ember in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for EmberFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,1830201620252016: 1,021 female records2017: 1,122 female records2018: 1,475 female records2019: 1,541 female records2020: 1,539 female records2021: 1,775 female records2022: 1,836 female records2023: 1,707 female records2024: 2,183 female records2025: 1,952 female records2016: 23 male records2017: 26 male records2018: 24 male records2019: 27 male records2020: 33 male records2021: 57 male records2022: 36 male records2023: 42 male records2024: 39 male records2025: 36 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251,952154363,266
20242,183135393,126
20231,707169422,966
20221,836158363,293
20211,775163572,388
20201,539187333,361
20191,541195273,924
20181,475208244,266
20171,122289264,020
20161,021320234,364

Questions about Ember’s popularity

How common is Ember in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Ember ranks #154 in female records (1,952 reported) and #3,266 in male records (36 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Ember?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Ember only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Ember creates a match.

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