Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2023

Emberleigh

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,849 Trend ↑ Rising 26%
Rank 2025
#1,849
among girls · ↓112 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
108
named Emberleigh · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 14,882
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
125 babies
All-time total
1,046
#7,285 all-time among girls
First recorded
2009
in Social Security records

Emberleigh popularity over time

1,046 babies have been named Emberleigh since 2009, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Girls

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 – – – –
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1990s – – – –
2000s 8 1 – #12,802
2010s 362 36 +4425% #2,117
2020s (to 2025) 676 113 +211% #1,656

Where Emberleigh 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 113 0.07 outside top 500
2027 118 0.07 outside top 500
2028 122 0.08 outside top 500
2029 126 0.08 outside top 500
2030 129 0.08 outside top 500

Where Emberleigh is most popular

Girls named Emberleigh per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.068 per 1,000. Strongest in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Indiana.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Emberleigh 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
Kentucky 31 0.362 +433%
West Virginia 7 0.267 +293%
Indiana 29 0.207 +204%
Tennessee 32 0.202 +197%
Alabama 17 0.181 +166%
Ohio 33 0.139 +104%
Arkansas 7 0.132 +95%
Louisiana 10 0.114 +68%
Mississippi 5 0.107 +57%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 ≈ national
North Carolina 15 0.066 ≈ national
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -29%
Georgia 11 0.048 -29%
Texas 35 0.044 -36%
Virginia 5 0.029 -57%
Michigan 5 0.027 -60%
Illinois 6 0.026 -61%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -69%
Florida 6 0.014 -79%
New York 5 0.013 -81%
California 5 0.006 -91%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
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Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Emberleigh

Emberleigh is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,849 in 2025 with 108 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2009, 1,046 American babies have been named Emberleigh. Its peak came in 2023, when 125 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 Emberleigh stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Emberleigh?

The median living Emberleigh is about 4 years old; half are between 2 and 7. An estimated 1,000 people named Emberleigh are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

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

Emberleigh year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 108 #1,849
2024 117 #1,737
2023 125 #1,660
2022 101 #1,956
2021 101 #1,947
2020 124 #1,656
2019 89 #2,117
2018 72 #2,463
2017 50 #3,210
2016 46 #3,426
2015 29 #4,756
2014 19 #6,524
2013 18 #6,825
2012 17 #7,236
2011 12 #9,332
2010 10 #10,653
2009 8 #12,802
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Emberleigh?

The median living Emberleigh is about 4 years old. Half of all living Emberleighs are between 2 and 7 years old.

How many people named Emberleigh are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Emberleigh are alive in the United States, based on 1,046 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Emberleigh in 2025?

Emberleigh ranked #1,849 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 108 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Emberleigh?

1,046 babies have been named Emberleigh in the United States since 2009, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Emberleigh most popular?

Emberleigh peaked in 2023, when 125 newborns received the name.

Is Emberleigh a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Emberleigh rising or falling?

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

Will Emberleigh become more popular?

Emberleigh is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 129 girls named Emberleigh 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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