US rank #1426 Girls' name Peak 2020 1,742 births

Emberlee — #1426 US girls' name

1,742 babies named Emberlee in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s662010s7952020s881
#1426
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 92% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Emberlee was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

197 babies were named Emberlee in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emberlee

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,742 babies named Emberlee between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emberlee currently holds the #1426 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 197 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emberlee performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 881 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Emberlee shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 128 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Emberlee in 29 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emberlee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,742 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Emberlee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,742

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2020

197 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,426

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emberlee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
197
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Emberlee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
881 births that decade — 51% of Emberlee's all-time total
2000s662010s7952020s881

Emberlee by state

Where Emberlee concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emberlee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
128 7.3%
#2 Ohio
93 5.3%
#3 Tennessee
79 4.5%
#4 Indiana
57 3.3%
#5 Michigan
52 3.0%
#6 Oklahoma
52 3.0%
#7 Florida
51 2.9%
#8 Missouri
44 2.5%
Texas share of Emberlee's total US births 7.3%
Even split

128 of 1,742 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.

Emberlee appears in 29 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emberlee?
1,742 babies have been named Emberlee since 2002. It currently ranks #1426 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 197 births.
When was Emberlee most popular?
Emberlee was most popular in the 2020s decade with 881 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Emberlee most popular?
The top states for the name Emberlee are Texas (128 births), Ohio (93 births), Tennessee (79 births).
How long has the name Emberlee been used?
Emberlee has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emberlee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ember, Emberly, Emberlynn, Emberlyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.