The first name Ember
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A unisex given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 192 girls were named Ember, making it the 242nd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 194 births (#247).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ember with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ember at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 1,952 girls born in the United States were named Ember, the 154th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 2,183 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Ember?
- In 2025, 192 girls born in England and Wales were named Ember, ranking 242nd. Its peak was 2024, with 194 births.
- Is Ember a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 98% of the 23,072 US babies named Ember since 1880 were girls.
- When was Ember most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 2,183 babies were named Ember, its highest rank at 135th.