Emberleigh
Girl name · #1853 in 2025 · Very rare
How old is the name Emberleigh? In official American birth records, Emberleigh has been tracked continuously since 2009, giving it 16 years of documented American history.
Emberleigh ranks #1853 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 108 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #4725, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 16,667 girls born in 2025 was named Emberleigh.
The 16-year story
Emberleigh first appears in the Social Security records in 2009, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 125 babies and a rank of #1656. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Emberleigh per year. Source: Official national birth records.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Emberleigh in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Emberleigh is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Emberleigh will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Emberleigh is most common
State-level data for Emberleigh is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Emberleigh
Statistically, parents drawn to Emberleigh tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Blakeleigh, Brynnleigh, Novaleigh, Kinsleigh, and Renleigh.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Emberleigh | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 108 | #1844 |
| 2024 | 117 | #1732 |
| 2023 | 125 | #1656 |
| 2022 | 101 | #1953 |
| 2021 | 101 | #1943 |
| 2020 | 124 | #1654 |
| 2019 | 89 | #2109 |
| 2018 | 72 | #2457 |
| 2017 | 50 | #3192 |
| 2016 | 46 | #3411 |
| 2015 | 29 | #4725 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6451 |
| 2013 | 18 | #6729 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7144 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9150 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10451 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12429 |
Frequently asked questions
How old is the name Emberleigh?
In official American birth records, the name Emberleigh first appeared in 2009 (over 16 years ago), when 8 newborn girls received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 16 years.
Is Emberleigh a popular girl name?
Emberleigh ranked #1853 among girls in 2025 with 108 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4725.
When was the name Emberleigh most popular?
Emberleigh peaked in 2023, when 125 American girls received the name (ranked #1656 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Emberleigh?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 16,667 newborn American girls was named Emberleigh. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.