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Ember

Meaning: Hot, glowing lump of coal
Origin: English

Girl's name · #154 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Ember reached its best rank, #135, in 2024 and ranked #154 in 2025. About 23,000 girls have carried it since 1946.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#233 in Scotland (2025) · #242 in England & Wales (2025) · #361 in N. Ireland (2025) · #370 in New Zealand (2025) · #907 in Netherlands (2025) · #976 in Ireland (2025) · #231 in Canada (2024).

Famous Embers

Ember Reichgott Junge — American politician
Ember Swift — Canadian musician
Ember Oakley — Wyoming politician

In stories & tradition

Ember Lumen — Elemental (film)
Ember — Papa Louie (video game series)

Similar names: Raelynn · Emberly · Sage · River · Piper · Winter

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