Is Ember a boy or girl name?
Ember is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 2,172 girls and 38 boys were named Ember, so 98.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.2% of the 21,059 US babies named Ember were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,168
- Girl rank, 2024
- #137
- Babies named Ember since 1946
- 21,059
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 2,210 babies
Boys and girls named Ember, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 8 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 71 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 285 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 463 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 629 | 100% |
| 2000s | 12 | 1,598 | 99.3% |
| 2010s | 171 | 8,580 | 98% |
| 2020s | 206 | 9,019 | 97.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38 | #3,168 | 2,172 | #137 |
| 2023 | 42 | #2,964 | 1,703 | #169 |
| 2022 | 36 | #3,291 | 1,833 | #159 |
| 2021 | 57 | #2,387 | 1,774 | #163 |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,357 | 1,537 | #187 |
| 2019 | 27 | #3,924 | 1,541 | #195 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,265 | 1,474 | #208 |
| 2017 | 26 | #4,020 | 1,122 | #289 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,363 | 1,020 | #320 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,359 | 902 | #366 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,719 | 741 | #431 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,312 | 522 | #560 |
| 2012 | 14 | #6,091 | 508 | #577 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,272 | 424 | #669 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,799 | 326 | #824 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 311 | #882 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,251 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 224 | #1,146 |
| 2006 | 6 | #11,058 | 176 | #1,329 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,489 | 160 | #1,356 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,437 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,528 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,825 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,924 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,289 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,965 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,851 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,949 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,023 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,372 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,219 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,424 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,583 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,566 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,157 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,082 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,509 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,503 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,995 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,107 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,058 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,365 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,336 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,208 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,665 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,029 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,995 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,471 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,305 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,575 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,467 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,150 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,148 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,170 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,470 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,509 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,286 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,120 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,423 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,568 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,893 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,646 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,898 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,333 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,926 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,090 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,761 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ember reached #2,387 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #137 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ember
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.