Girls' name · since 2003

Emberlynn

Emberlynn has 2,961 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#3,625 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#931 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,961
born since 2003
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Emberlynn is the #931 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,961 recorded since 2003.

Emberlynn has 2,961 recorded births among girls since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #931 as of the latest data, more common than 95% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.

  • #3,625 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #931 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,961 born since 2003
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emberlynn ranks #3,625 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #931 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,961 born since 2003, peaking in the 2020s.

#3,625 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#931 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,961
born since 2003
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%94.6%
Emberlynn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Emberlynn's 2,961 recorded births place it above 94.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

33 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Emberlynn compares

2,961 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Emberlynn's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Emberlynn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,961 376 567,345
Peak-year births 354 21 19,840

Emberlynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Emberlynn's full recorded timeline at 2014, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 16 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 354 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Emberlynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2023)
354
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
0100200300400 200320062009201220152018202120242025 281

Emberlynn by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (1,700 births, 57% of the file).

2020s was Emberlynn's strongest decade.

1,700 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Emberlynn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,700 births (57% of all-time use).

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

How Emberlynn 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 Emberlynn's total volume

Emberlynn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -83, 2.9%-146, 1.5%-34, 6.2%-58, 6.7%-111, 2.9%-115, 5.3%-29, 14.2%-87, 3.5%-96, 2.6%-29, 9.4%-113, 2.6%-38, 5.9%-55, 3.4%-131, 2.1%-144, 2.3%Emberlynn-23, 12%Emberlynn
Emberlynn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Emberlynn by state

Where Emberlynn concentrates geographically, total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emberlynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
294 9.9%
#2 Ohio
148 5.0%
#3 Missouri
127 4.3%
#4 California
115 3.9%
#5 Indiana
115 3.9%
#6 Michigan
106 3.6%
#7 Kentucky
101 3.4%
#8 Tennessee
97 3.3%
Texas share of Emberlynn's total US births 9.9%
Even split

294 of 2,961 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.

Emberlynn appears in 33 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emberlynn?
Emberlynn has been given to 2,961 babies in the U.S. since 2003, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #3,625 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #931 of 17,297. 354 babies were born in 2023, its single highest year.
Where does Emberlynn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emberlynn ranks #3,625 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #931 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Emberlynn most popular?
Emberlynn was most popular in the 2020s decade with 1,700 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Emberlynn most popular?
The top states for the name Emberlynn are Texas (294 births), Ohio (148 births), Missouri (127 births).
How long has the name Emberlynn been used?
The SSA has tracked Emberlynn since 2003 -- 23 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Emberlynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ember, Emberly, Emberlyn, Emberlee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Emberlynn's data

  • Texas records the most Emberlynns (294 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 Emberlynn: 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, 2003–2025 (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 Emberlynn 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.