US rank #633 Girls' name Peak 2018 5,148 births

Emberly — #633 US girls' name

5,148 babies named Emberly in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s521990s782000s2062010s22952020s2517
#633
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 96% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Emberly was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

593 babies were named Emberly in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emberly

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,148 babies named Emberly between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emberly currently holds the #633 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 593 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emberly performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 2,517 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Emberly shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 565 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Emberly in 42 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emberly 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 5,148 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.

Emberly at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

5,148

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2018

593 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#633

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emberly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2018)
593
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
-2000200400600800 20242018201220062000199319851980 7

Emberly by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
2,517 births that decade — 49% of Emberly's all-time total
1980s521990s782000s2062010s22952020s2517

Emberly by state

Where Emberly concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emberly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
565 11.0%
#2 California
247 4.8%
#3 Florida
207 4.0%
#4 Ohio
199 3.9%
#5 Pennsylvania
167 3.2%
#6 Missouri
162 3.1%
#7 North Carolina
155 3.0%
#8 Tennessee
151 2.9%
Texas share of Emberly's total US births 11.0%
Even split

565 of 5,148 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.

Emberly appears in 42 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emberly?
5,148 babies have been named Emberly since 1980. It currently ranks #633 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 593 births.
When was Emberly most popular?
Emberly was most popular in the 2020s decade with 2,517 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Emberly most popular?
The top states for the name Emberly are Texas (565 births), California (247 births), Florida (207 births).
How long has the name Emberly been used?
Emberly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emberly?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ember, Emberlynn, Emberlyn, Emberlee, 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, 1980–2024 (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.