Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2020

Emberlee

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,573 Trend ↓ Falling 15%
Rank 2025
#1,573
among girls · ↓151 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
134
named Emberlee · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,995
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2020
197 babies
All-time total
1,878
#4,889 all-time among girls
First recorded
2002
in Social Security records

Emberlee popularity over time

1,878 babies have been named Emberlee since 2002, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2020Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s – – – –
2000s 66 7 – #8,173
2010s 795 80 +1105% #1,276
2020s (to 2025) 1,017 170 +113% #1,178

Where Emberlee is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 131 0.08 outside top 500
2027 128 0.08 outside top 500
2028 126 0.08 outside top 500
2029 124 0.08 outside top 500
2030 123 0.08 outside top 500

Where Emberlee is most popular

Girls named Emberlee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.101 per 1,000. Strongest in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Ohio.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Emberlee born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Oklahoma 26 0.353 +250%
Arkansas 16 0.303 +200%
Ohio 60 0.253 +150%
Tennessee 36 0.227 +125%
Kentucky 19 0.222 +120%
Indiana 31 0.221 +118%
West Virginia 5 0.191 +89%
Missouri 22 0.183 +81%
Idaho 6 0.179 +77%
Michigan 31 0.170 +68%
Oregon 10 0.154 +52%
Utah 11 0.132 +31%
South Carolina 11 0.122 +21%
North Carolina 27 0.119 +17%
Iowa 6 0.103 ≈ national
Washington 13 0.090 -11%
Kansas 5 0.087 -14%
Texas 69 0.086 -15%
Florida 33 0.077 -24%
Pennsylvania 18 0.076 -25%
Alabama 7 0.075 -26%
Louisiana 6 0.069 -32%
Georgia 15 0.066 -35%
Colorado 7 0.063 -38%
Arizona 7 0.050 -51%
New York 12 0.030 -70%
Virginia 5 0.029 -71%
California 22 0.026 -74%
Illinois 5 0.022 -78%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Emberlee

Emberlee is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,573 in 2025 with 134 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2002, 1,878 American babies have been named Emberlee. Its peak came in 2020, when 197 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Emberlee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Emberlee?

The median living Emberlee is about 5 years old; half are between 3 and 8. An estimated 1,900 people named Emberlee are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Emberlee year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 134 #1,573
2024 157 #1,422
2023 158 #1,416
2022 182 #1,298
2021 189 #1,245
2020 197 #1,178
2019 182 #1,276
2018 166 #1,362
2017 140 #1,566
2016 97 #2,039
2015 63 #2,787
2014 37 #4,031
2013 32 #4,458
2012 28 #5,005
2011 20 #6,408
2010 30 #4,777
2009 15 #8,173
2008 15 #8,246
2007 11 #10,345
2006 6 #15,712
2005 8 #12,166
2004 6 #14,697
2003 – –
2002 5 #16,229
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Emberlee, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Emberlee?

The median living Emberlee is about 5 years old. Half of all living Emberlees are between 3 and 8 years old.

How many people named Emberlee are alive today?

An estimated 1,900 people named Emberlee are alive in the United States, based on 1,878 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Emberlee in 2025?

Emberlee ranked #1,573 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 134 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Emberlee?

1,878 babies have been named Emberlee in the United States since 2002, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Emberlee most popular?

Emberlee peaked in 2020, when 197 newborns received the name.

Is Emberlee a boy or girl name?

Emberlee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Emberlee rising or falling?

Emberlee is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Emberlee become more popular?

Emberlee is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 123 girls named Emberlee in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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