Emberlee: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “modern blend of Ember and Lee”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- EM-bər-lee · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Modern coined name combining Ember, from the English word for a glowing coal, with the suffix or name Lee. Its meaning is therefore contemporary and compound rather than traditional.
How popular is Emberlee?
Babies named Emberlee in 2024156
2024 rank#1,426 girls
Peak year2020
Total US babies since 18801,742
Emberlee is rising: use over the last five years is 6.5× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Emberlee
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Samanthauncertain; probably feminine form of Samuel · American (modern coinage)
- Raelynnmodern blend of Rae and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Nevaehheaven spelled backward · American (modern coinage)
- Ellianamodern blend of Ellie and Ana · American (modern coinage)
- Wrenleymodern blend using Wren and -ley · American (modern coinage)
- Oaklynnmodern blend of Oak and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Adalynnmodern blend of Ada and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Kayleemodern blend of Kay and Lee · American (modern coinage)
Emberlee questions
What does the name Emberlee mean?
Emberlee means "modern blend of Ember and Lee". It comes from American (modern coinage). Modern coined name combining Ember, from the English word for a glowing coal, with the suffix or name Lee. Its meaning is therefore contemporary and compound rather than traditional.
Is Emberlee a boy or girl name?
Emberlee is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Emberlee?
156 US babies were named Emberlee in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.
How do you pronounce Emberlee?
Emberlee is usually pronounced EM-bər-lee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.