US rank #1736 Girls' name Peak 2023 938 births

Emberleigh — #1736 US girls' name

938 babies named Emberleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s82010s3622020s568
#1736
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Emberleigh was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

125 babies were named Emberleigh in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emberleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 938 babies named Emberleigh between 2009 and 2024, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emberleigh currently holds the #1736 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 125 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emberleigh performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 568 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Emberleigh shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Emberleigh in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emberleigh 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 938 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.

Emberleigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

938

Since 2009

16 years of records

Peak year

2023

125 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,736

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2009

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emberleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2009

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
125
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
050100150 202420222020201820162014201220102009 8

Emberleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
568 births that decade — 61% of Emberleigh's all-time total
2000s82010s3622020s568

Emberleigh by state

Where Emberleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 2009

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emberleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
65 6.9%
#2 Tennessee
46 4.9%
#3 Ohio
38 4.1%
#4 Kentucky
32 3.4%
#5 Indiana
31 3.3%
#6 Georgia
27 2.9%
#7 North Carolina
20 2.1%
#8 Alabama
19 2.0%
Texas share of Emberleigh's total US births 6.9%
Even split

65 of 938 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Emberleigh appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emberleigh?
938 babies have been named Emberleigh since 2009. It currently ranks #1736 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 125 births.
When was Emberleigh most popular?
Emberleigh was most popular in the 2020s decade with 568 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Emberleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Emberleigh are Texas (65 births), Tennessee (46 births), Ohio (38 births).
How long has the name Emberleigh been used?
Emberleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 16 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emberleigh?
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, 2009–2024 (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.