Ember
Ember is a modern English name taken from the vocabulary word meaning “lump of hot coal.”
- English
Meaning & Origin of Ember
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ember is a modern English name taken from the vocabulary word meaning “lump of hot coal.”
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Ember
The earliest SSA record of Ember as a baby girl name dates back to 1946, when 8 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 2,174 newborns named Ember — #132 in the national rankings. About 53% of every Ember on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ember ranks #132 for baby girls with 2,174 births, rising sharply (+34% over the past five years). All told, over 25K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
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About the name Ember
Ember is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1946 and has accumulated 25K births in the dataset. Ember's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #132. Use the chart and map above to compare Ember's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.