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Ember
OriginWord name
Meaning"ember, glowing coal or wood"
About Ember
A contemporary word name that's been popular for girls in recent years, Ember refers to the still-glowing parts of a fire once much of it has gone out. Connected with hope, rekindling, and light in the dark, it featured in the US Top 150 for girls in a recent year.
While it is considerably less popular for boys (given to around 40, compared to more than 2170 girls), it nevertheless has the charm of other unisex choices like Winter, Emerson, Harper, Everest, and Ever.
As of October 2026, Ember ranked #3266 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2387 in 2021.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #4,363 | 23 | 12.1 |
| 2017 | #4,020 | 26 | 14 |
| 2018 | #4,265 | 24 | 13.2 |
| 2019 | #3,924 | 27 | 15 |
| 2020 | #3,357 | 33 | 19.1 |
| 2021 | #2,387 | 57 | 32.6 |
| 2022 | #3,291 | 36 | 20.6 |
| 2023 | #2,964 | 42 | 24.6 |
| 2024 | #3,168 | 38 | 22.1 |
| 2025 | #3,266 | 36 | 21.1 |
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