Will my child share the name Ember with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 192 UK babies named Ember per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ember in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Ember becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Ember is at its highest recorded position — #242 in 2025, with 192 births. In 2020 it ranked #478.

Is Ember popular in the US as well as the UK?

Ember is more popular in the US (#137) than in the UK (#247). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.

Is Ember a popular baby name in the United States?

Ember appears in the US top 500 at #137 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.

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Ember is a distinctive choice, ranked #242 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ember in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

#242

US Rank #154

About the Name Ember

2024 marks Ember's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #247. The name has climbed 231 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2000.

Ember is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ember in their class.

In the US it ranks even higher at #137, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.

⭐ Famous People Named Ember

József Ember — József Ember was a Hungarian football coach who managed the national sides of Ghana and Nigeria during the 1960s.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.