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Ember

“Hot, glowing lump of coal” — English origin

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

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

Around the world: about 1 in 1,100 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 1,200 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 1,300 girls in New Zealand (2025).

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

Famous Embers

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

In stories & tradition

• Ember Lumen — Elemental
• Ember — Papa Louie

Similar names: Kaia · Emberly · River · Emory · Piper · Sawyer

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