Ember

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Primarily a girl's name · 98% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Ember is a modern English name taken from the vocabulary word meaning “lump of hot coal.”

From Wikipedia

Ember first appears in the data in 1946 and has been recorded in 67 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 2,172 babies (rank #137 that year). In 2024 it was given to 2,172 girls (rank #137). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Ember

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ember yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

21,059
Total babies (all years)
67
Years in the data
2,172
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19468#3,761
19526#5,090
19535#5,926
19546#5,333
19606#5,898
19619#4,646
19635#6,893
196414#3,568
19667#5,423
19678#5,120
196811#4,286
196911#4,509
197018#3,470
197114#4,170
197214#4,148
197321#3,150
197419#3,467
197530#2,575
197636#2,305
197735#2,471
197848#1,995
197950#2,029
198035#2,665
198146#2,208
198242#2,336
198340#2,365
198449#2,058
198529#3,107
198631#2,995
198741#2,503
198890#1,509
198960#2,082
199060#2,157
199148#2,566
199248#2,583
199352#2,424
199460#2,219
199555#2,372
199669#2,023
199774#1,949
199883#1,851
199980#1,965
200068#2,289
200190#1,924
200298#1,825
2003127#1,528
2004143#1,437
2005160#1,356
2006176#1,329
2007224#1,146
2008201#1,251
2009311#882
2010326#824
2011424#669
2012508#577
2013522#560
2014741#431
2015902#366
20161,020#320
20171,122#289
20181,474#208
20191,541#195
20201,537#187
20211,774#163
20221,833#159
20231,703#169
20242,172#137