Entry № 0125 · English origin

Ember Ember — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ EM-ber /

Gender

Girl

Origin

English

Meaning

"Glowing coal, spark"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 175

First recorded

Modern as given name

The meaning

A name that means "glowing coal, spark".

Ember comes from the Old English æmerge — the glowing remains of a fire that survive after the flame.

Ember entered the U.S. top 1000 in 2015 and has risen explosively. Today it sits in the U.S. top 175. The Pixar film Elemental (2023) features a heroine named Ember Lumen.

Glowing coal. The heat that survives the flame.

Popularity

Where Ember stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 175 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 175 in 2025

Babies named Ember · last year

1,812 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

2015

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Embers before her.

Real people

Ember Reichgott Junge

American politician.

born 1953

In fiction

Ember Lumen

Heroine of Pixar's Elemental.

2023 film

Names connected to Ember.

Numerology

The number behind Ember.

The Communicator

Ember reduces to three — the number of persistent quiet fire.

Parents on Ember

Why families chose this name.

"She arrived in winter. We wanted warmth in the name. Ember."

Sarah · Mother of one · Minneapolis