Boys' name · since 1914

Embert

Embert has 29 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

29
total births
1914–1923
years on record
1910s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade

Embert is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 29 have been recorded since 1914.

Embert has 29 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1923.

  • 29 total births
  • 1914–1923 years on record
  • 1910s peak decade
  • 59% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

29 boys have been named Embert since 1914, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1923.

29
total births
1914–1923
years on record
1910s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Embert was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

7 babies were named Embert in 1922 - its busiest year on record.

Embert's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Embert's full recorded timeline at 1917, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Embert at a glance

Last recorded 1923

Total births

29

Since 1914

10 years of records

Peak year

1922

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1923

Active since

1914

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1923

Embert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1923

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1922)
7
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19141915191719221923 5

Embert by decade

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

1910s was Embert's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Embert births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 17 births (59% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Embert?
29 babies have been named Embert since 1914. It was last recorded in 1923. The peak year was 1922 with 7 births.
When was Embert most popular?
Embert was most popular in the 1910s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Embert been used?
The SSA has tracked Embert since 1914 -- 10 years through the most recent 1923 data.
What names are similar to Embert?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ember, Embry, Embree. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Embert's data

  • Embert's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 1920s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1914–1923 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Embert: Baby Name Since 1914 - 29 Births, Peak 1922." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/embert. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Embert 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 June 2026.