Girls' name · peaked in 1986
Amber name popularity since 1925
374,842 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Amber. Half of them were born in 1988 or earlier, so the typical Amber is about 38 years old in 2026. Amber peaked in 1986 as the #13 name for girls, and it ranked #520 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 374,842
- Named Amber, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #520
- for girls in 2025 (576 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 373,864 girls · 978 boys
- Most popular in
- Wyoming
- 2.06× its national share
Peak year is the year Amber made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Amber births per year, 1925–2025
1986 was the biggest year for Amber both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1970 and 1975, Amber became 4.4× more common, from 1 in 1,360 baby girls to 1 in 311.
- Steepest fall: Between 2001 and 2006, its share of baby girls fell by 56%, from 1 in 323 to 1 in 735.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Amber's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Amber.
Decade by decade
Babies named Amber in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 152 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 192 | 0 | #1,722 |
| 1940s | 537 | 0 | #954 |
| 1950s | 1,255 | 0 | #853 |
| 1960s | 5,467 | 5 | #404 |
| 1970s | 47,063 | 157 | #59 |
| 1980s | 153,951 | 526 | #16 |
| 1990s | 115,605 | 220 | #22 |
| 2000s | 36,217 | 70 | #101 |
| 2010s | 10,023 | 0 | #334 |
| 2020–25 | 3,402 | 0 | #520 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
62.4% of babies named Amber from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Amber is most popular
The index compares Amber's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Amber.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 2.06× | 1,048 |
| Alaska | 2.05× | 1,144 |
| Nevada | 1.76× | 2,357 |
| Utah | 1.61× | 5,168 |
| Oklahoma | 1.51× | 7,379 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Amber and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Amber (this page) | 373,864 | 1986 |
| Ambar | 3,026 | 2024 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Amber's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Amber.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Amber (1986).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data