Girls' name · since 2017

Emberlei

Since 2017, U.S. Social Security records show 19 babies named Emberlei, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#46,416 of 72,339
all-time among girls
19
born since 2017
2020s
peak decade

Emberlei is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 19 have been recorded since 2017.

Social Security Administration records show Emberlei recorded 19 times among girls since 2017, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2023.

  • #46,416 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 19 born since 2017
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emberlei ranks #46,416 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.

#46,416 of 72,339
all-time among girls
19
born since 2017
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Emberlei's 19 recorded births place it above 35.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Emberlei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Emberlei splits its recorded history at 2020: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2017 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Emberlei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
8
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
456789 201720202023 8

Emberlei by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (14 births, 74% of the file).

2020s was Emberlei's strongest decade.

14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.

Emberlei births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 14 births (74% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emberlei?
Since 2017, Social Security records show 19 babies named Emberlei. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #46,416 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 8 births.
Where does Emberlei sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emberlei ranks #46,416 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Emberlei most popular?
Emberlei was most popular in the 2020s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Emberlei been used?
Records for Emberlei go back to 2017, giving 7 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Emberlei?
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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Two nationwide peer axes for Emberlei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2017–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Emberlei draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.