Emberly
Emberly is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Emberly
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Emberly is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Emberly
Emberly first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1980, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 593 Emberlys were born — ranking #528 that year. As of 2026, Emberly ranks #671 for baby girls with 433 births, falling sharply (-16%). In total, more than 6K Emberlys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Emberly
Emberly is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Emberly's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #528. Use the chart and map above to compare Emberly'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.