Girls' name · since 2009
Emberleigh
Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 1,046 babies named Emberleigh, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,280 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,853 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,046
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Emberleigh is the #1853 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,046 recorded since 2009.
Social Security Administration records show Emberleigh recorded 1,046 times among girls since 2009, holding rank #1853 nationally today, ahead of 89% of girls, 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 2009 to 2025.
- #7,280 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,853 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,046 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emberleigh ranks #7,280 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,853 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,046 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,280 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,853 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,046
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Emberleigh's 1,046 recorded births place it above 89.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Emberleigh compares
1,046 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Emberleigh's all-time total is 178% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emberleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,046 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 125 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emberleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emberleigh's full recorded timeline at 2017, 85% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 15% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 125 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emberleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 125
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Emberleigh by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (676 births, 65% of the file).
2020s was Emberleigh's strongest decade.
676 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Emberleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
- 2010s
2010s
362 births
- 2020s
2020s
676 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 676 births (65% of all-time use).
How Emberleigh compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Emberleigh's total volume
Emberleigh by state
Where Emberleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 72 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 53 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 44 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 38 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 37 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 32 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 24 | 2.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 20 | 1.9% |
72 of 1,046 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Emberleigh appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Emberleighs (72 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emberleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~16 yrs)
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, 2009–2025 (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 Emberleigh 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.