Emberly
- #688 for girls in 2025, 411 births
- Peak · girls
- 2018 · 595 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 5,562since 1980
Emberly over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Emberly has never cracked the top 500 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
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| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #688 | 411 |
| 2024 | #632 | 467 |
| 2023 | #661 | 445 |
| 2022 | #597 | 501 |
| 2021 | #539 | 569 |
| 2020 | #554 | 536 |
| 2019 | #548 | 556 |
| 2018 | #526 | 595 |
| 2017 | #627 | 471 |
| 2016 | #1,241 | 196 |
| 2015 | #1,758 | 119 |
| 2014 | #2,049 | 95 |
| 2013 | #2,326 | 79 |
| 2012 | #2,708 | 65 |
| 2011 | #2,796 | 62 |
| 2010 | #2,906 | 59 |
| 2009 | #4,482 | 33 |
| 2008 | #4,179 | 37 |
| 2007 | #5,526 | 25 |
| 2006 | #6,125 | 21 |
| 2005 | #5,600 | 22 |
| 2004 | #5,208 | 24 |
| 2003 | #7,207 | 15 |
| 2002 | #7,816 | 13 |
| 2001 | #9,351 | 10 |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 |
| 1996 | #6,064 | 15 |
| 1995 | #6,641 | 13 |
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| 1993 | #8,719 | 9 |
| 1992 | #10,479 | 7 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 |
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| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 |
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| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 |
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First appearance
1980
The first year at least five girls were named Emberly! It came in at #8,178, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1981–1982, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Emberly is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- West Virginia#204 · 1 in 634
- Iowa#275 · 1 in 981
- Tennessee#364 · 1 in 1,458
- Missouri#373 · 1 in 1,519
- Arkansas#376 · 1 in 1,324
Best ever in a state: #84 in Wyoming, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #204 | 8 | 1 in 634 |
| Iowa | #275 | 12 | 1 in 981 |
| Tennessee | #364 | 22 | 1 in 1,458 |
| Missouri | #373 | 16 | 1 in 1,519 |
| Arkansas | #376 | 8 | 1 in 1,324 |
| Idaho | #402 | 5 | 1 in 1,433 |
| Kentucky | #443 | 9 | 1 in 1,917 |
| Minnesota | #459 | 11 | 1 in 1,953 |
| Louisiana | #477 | 9 | 1 in 1,819 |
| Alabama | #481 | 10 | 1 in 1,832 |
| Indiana | #481 | 14 | 1 in 1,993 |
| Kansas | #497 | 6 | 1 in 1,968 |
| Arizona | #546 | 12 | 1 in 2,352 |
| Michigan | #553 | 14 | 1 in 2,552 |
| Ohio | #562 | 18 | 1 in 2,626 |
| Wisconsin | #564 | 8 | 1 in 2,532 |
| Colorado | #584 | 9 | 1 in 2,592 |
| Utah | #605 | 6 | 1 in 2,846 |
| South Carolina | #614 | 7 | 1 in 2,613 |
| Pennsylvania | #615 | 16 | 1 in 2,918 |
| Washington | #617 | 10 | 1 in 2,886 |
| Illinois | #619 | 15 | 1 in 2,955 |
| Oklahoma | #619 | 6 | 1 in 2,463 |
| Florida | #634 | 27 | 1 in 3,213 |
| Texas | #799 | 37 | 1 in 4,339 |
| Georgia | #854 | 11 | 1 in 4,110 |
| North Carolina | #905 | 10 | 1 in 4,648 |
| Virginia | #1,037 | 6 | 1 in 5,624 |
| California | #1,323 | 18 | 1 in 8,985 |
| New York | #1,418 | 9 | 1 in 8,703 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 134 spots since 2020 (#554 → #688)
- 1,070 spots since 2015 (#1,758 → #688)
- Biggest jump: 614 spots in 2017
- Biggest drop: 64 spots in 2023
Rise & fade · girls
38 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1980
- Peaked 2018 at #526 (595 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 9 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 9 yrs · run 2017–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,859
- Highest: 1 in 2,859 girls born in 2018 were named Emberly (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,911 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 2020s
- 52.7% of all girls named Emberly (2,929) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52 | #6,955 (1989) | #8,410 |
| 1990s | 78 | #6,064 (1996) | #9,949 |
| 2000s | 206 | #4,179 (2008) | #6,865 |
| 2010s | 2,297 | #526 (2018) | #1,749 |
| 2020s | 2,929 | #539 (2021) | #612 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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