Amber — Girl name popularity
2025 rank #520 · peak #13 (1986) · 374,690 babies all-time
Amber is a girls' name that, in 2025, was ranked #520 (576 babies) in the United States, according to the Social Security Administration. Its all-time peak was #13 in 1986 (16,954 babies). Across the years tracked here it has been given to about 374,690 babies. Amber is far below its peak and has become less common. The table below shows Amber's SSA rank and birth count year by year. (We report only counts SSA publishes; years where the name fell below SSA's 5-baby threshold show no count.)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names. Data as of SSA national data through 2025, state data through 2025, retrieved June 2026.
Amber popularity over time
Rank and number of girls named Amber per year, from SSA national data. Recent years are shown individually; earlier history is shown at decade points back to 1880.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #520 | 576 |
| 2024 | #540 | 562 |
| 2023 | #575 | 519 |
| 2022 | #541 | 570 |
| 2021 | #534 | 579 |
| 2020 | #510 | 596 |
| 2019 | #480 | 653 |
| 2018 | #469 | 666 |
| 2017 | #403 | 782 |
| 2016 | #375 | 872 |
| 2015 | #334 | 978 |
| 2014 | #305 | 1,064 |
| 2013 | #285 | 1,114 |
| 2012 | #261 | 1,237 |
| 2011 | #258 | 1,238 |
| 2010 | #222 | 1,419 |
| 2009 | #185 | 1,775 |
| 2008 | #165 | 2,063 |
| 2007 | #145 | 2,405 |
| 2006 | #136 | 2,588 |
| 2005 | #101 | 3,147 |
| 2004 | #87 | 3,639 |
| 2003 | #74 | 4,123 |
| 2002 | #65 | 4,723 |
| 2001 | #51 | 5,572 |
| 2000 | #47 | 6,182 |
| 1999 | #41 | 6,841 |
| 1998 | #37 | 7,930 |
| 1997 | #29 | 8,914 |
| 1996 | #27 | 9,771 |
| 1990 | #15 | 15,866 |
| 1980 | #22 | 12,553 |
| 1970 | #243 | 1,288 |
| 1960 | #589 | 282 |
| 1950 | #972 | 87 |
| 1940 | #1792 | 20 |
| 1930 | #1749 | 21 |
| 1920 | #1550 | 28 |
| 1910 | #813 | 28 |
| 1900 | #971 | 15 |
| 1890 | #873 | 10 |
| 1880 | #583 | 9 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names. Data as of SSA national data through 2025, state data through 2025, retrieved June 2026.
Key facts
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Sex | Girl |
| 2025 rank | #520 |
| 2025 babies | 576 |
| Peak rank | #13 (1986) |
| Peak-year babies | 16,954 |
| First tracked year | 1880 |
| All-time babies (tracked years) | 374,690 |
Similar in popularity (2025)
| Girl name | 2025 rank | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda | #493 | 601 |
| Edith | #499 | 595 |
| Louise | #516 | 579 |
| Virginia | #526 | 572 |
| Nellie | #533 | 567 |
| April | #542 | 557 |
Frequently asked questions
How popular is the name Amber for girls?
In 2025, Amber was the 520th most popular girls' name in the US, given to 576 babies, per the Social Security Administration. Its all-time peak was #13 in 1986 (16,954 babies).
When was Amber most popular?
For girls, Amber peaked at rank #13 in 1986 (16,954 babies). The first year it appears in SSA data (within our tracked years) is 1880. It has been given to about 374,690 babies in total across the years we track.
Is Amber a boy or girl name?
In the SSA data we track, Amber appears predominantly as a girls' name; it does not have a separate ranked entry for boys in our dataset.
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Source
U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data 1880–2025. SSA national data through 2025, state data through 2025, retrieved June 2026. Public domain (U.S. Government). SSA has no name meanings or origins; this page presents only popularity data. See our methodology.
Last updated: 2026-06-22