Total births
13
US rank #12024 Girls' name Peak 2024 13 births
Embla — #12024 US girls' name
13 babies named Embla in U.S. Social Security records since 2020, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#12024
of 17,661 girls in use
More common than 32% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Embla was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
8 babies were named Embla in 2024 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Embla
The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Embla between 2020 and 2024, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Embla currently holds the #12024 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Embla performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Embla 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 13 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.
Embla at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#12,024
Active since
2020
Embla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2020
- Peak year (2024)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
Embla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 13 births that decade — 100% of Embla's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Embla? ▼
13 babies have been named Embla since 2020. It currently ranks #12024 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 8 births.
When was Embla most popular? ▼
Embla was most popular in the 2020s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Embla been used? ▼
Embla has been recorded in Social Security data since 2020, spanning 5 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Embla? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ember, Emberly, Emberlynn, Emberlyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Embla
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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, 2020–2024 (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.