Fun Facts About the Name Emberli
- 182 babies named Emberli: U.S. records list 182 babies given the name Emberli from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Emberli Mean?
Emberli is a modern English variant spelling of Emberly, a name built from the English word ember, meaning a glowing piece of coal or wood. The word descends from Old English ǣmerge (also spelled ēmerge), which referred to embers or ashes. The final -li is a respelling of the -ly ending seen in Emberly; it gives the name a feminine form but does not add a settled meaning. In some English place-derived names the ending -ley or -ly comes from Old English lēah, "woodland clearing," as in Kimberly, but that is not an established element of Emberli. The name is not related to Amber, which comes from Arabic ʿanbar by way of Old French.
Emberli Name History & Origins
Ember entered English as a common noun long before it became a given name. Old English ǣmerge and ēmerge developed into Middle English forms such as emer and embre, and the modern word ember has kept the sense of a live coal or a piece of glowing fuel. The given name Ember is a modern use of that word; Emberly extends it with a feminine ending, and Emberli is a later spelling of Emberly. The -li spelling fits a broader American English pattern of writing -y or -ie name endings with -i. Emberli's history is therefore tied to the modern English word name rather than to an older saint's name or royal name. The similar-looking Amber has a separate history from the Arabic word for ambergris, and Kimberly has a separate English surname origin; neither supplies Emberli's etymology.
How Popular is the Name Emberli?
Emberli has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2019. Its best rank was #6,797 in 2019.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,595 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #10,488 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #12,519 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #12,629 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #10,519 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #9,767 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #6,797 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2018 | #10,027 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #8,435 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #9,050 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #15,056 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #7,416 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2013 | #13,592 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #11,564 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #10,622 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #15,545 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #15,839 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #14,294 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #14,364 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #11,734 | 9 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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