Girls' name · since 2004
Embree
Embree has 444 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,714 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,536 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 444
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Embree is the #11536 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 444 recorded since 2004.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Embree has been recorded 444 times among girls since 2004, currently ranked #11536 nationally and more common than 33% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #12,714 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,536 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 444 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Embree ranks #12,714 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,536 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 444 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,714 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,536 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 444
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Embree's 444 recorded births place it above 82.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Embree compares
444 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Embree's all-time total is 18% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Embree | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 444 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Embree's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Embree splits its recorded history at 2016: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Embree popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Embree popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1919 (Embree as boys' name)
Embree by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (290 births, 65% of the file).
2010s was Embree's strongest decade.
290 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Embree births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
290 births
- 2020s
2020s
122 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 290 births (65% of all-time use).
Embree by state
Where Embree concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 19 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.1% |
19 of 444 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Embree's data
- Embree's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (290 total births) through the 2020s (122) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Embrees (19 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 Embree: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
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, 2004–2025 (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 Embree 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.