Girl’s name · American English, English

Emberleigh

How to say it: EM-bur-lee · /ˈɛmbərli/

Modern American invention from English Ember 'glowing coal' + -leigh - elaborate twist on Ember.

Emberleigh was the 1,435th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 108 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 3.3-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,226 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,435for girls in 2025
1 in 30,697US babies
108born in 2025
#1,226projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Emberleigh
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,435
Babies born in 2025108
Share of births1 in 30,697
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×3.3
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,226

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Emberleigh is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 70 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • Ember
  • Emmy
  • Leigh

Honouring a Emberleigh in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Emberleigh is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

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