US rank #1257 Girls' name Peak 2021 2,026 births

Emberlyn — #1257 US girls' name

2,026 babies named Emberlyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1232010s9462020s957
#1257
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 93% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Emberlyn was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

238 babies were named Emberlyn in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emberlyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,026 babies named Emberlyn between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emberlyn currently holds the #1257 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 238 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emberlyn performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 957 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Emberlyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 176 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Emberlyn in 32 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emberlyn 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 2,026 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.

Emberlyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,026

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2021

238 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,257

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emberlyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
238
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Emberlyn by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
957 births that decade — 47% of Emberlyn's all-time total
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Emberlyn by state

Where Emberlyn concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emberlyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
176 8.7%
#2 California
84 4.1%
#3 Florida
73 3.6%
#4 Missouri
72 3.6%
#5 Tennessee
70 3.5%
#6 Ohio
66 3.3%
#7 Kentucky
62 3.1%
#8 Oklahoma
60 3.0%
Texas share of Emberlyn's total US births 8.7%
Even split

176 of 2,026 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.

Emberlyn appears in 32 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emberlyn?
2,026 babies have been named Emberlyn since 2003. It currently ranks #1257 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 238 births.
When was Emberlyn most popular?
Emberlyn was most popular in the 2020s decade with 957 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Emberlyn most popular?
The top states for the name Emberlyn are Texas (176 births), California (84 births), Florida (73 births).
How long has the name Emberlyn been used?
Emberlyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emberlyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ember, Emberly, Emberlynn, 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, 2003–2024 (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.