Girls' name · since 1880
Amber
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 374,690 babies named Amber, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #97 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #521 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 374,690
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Amber is the #521 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 374,690 recorded since 1880.
Amber has 374,690 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #521 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #97 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #521 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 374,690 born since 1880
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amber ranks #97 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #521 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 374,690 born since 1880, peaking in the 1980s.
- #97 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #521 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 374,690
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
Amber's 374,690 recorded births place it above 99.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Amber compares
374,690 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Amber's all-time total is 997x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amber | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 374,690 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16,954 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amber's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amber's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 99% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 1%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 16,954, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amber popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1986)
- 16,954
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Amber popularity over time - boys
978 total births recorded since 1961 (Amber as boys' name)
Amber by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (153,951 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Amber's strongest decade.
153,951 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Amber births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 46
1880s
46 births
- 1890s 131
1890s
131 births
- 1900s 170
1900s
170 births
- 1910s 327
1910s
327 births
- 1920s 304
1920s
304 births
- 1930s 192
1930s
192 births
- 1940s 537
1940s
537 births
- 1950s 1,255
1950s
1,255 births
- 1960s 5,467
1960s
5,467 births
- 1970s 47,063
1970s
47,063 births
- 1980s
1980s
153,951 births
- 1990s
1990s
115,605 births
- 2000s 36,217
2000s
36,217 births
- 2010s 10,023
2010s
10,023 births
- 2020s 3,402
2020s
3,402 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 153,951 births (41% of all-time use).
How Amber compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Amber's total volume
Amber by state
Where Amber concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 40,185 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 31,951 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 18,719 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 16,751 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 15,475 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 14,822 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 13,970 | 3.7% |
| #8 | New York | | 13,401 | 3.6% |
40,185 of 374,690 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Amber appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Amber's data
- Amber's decade-level peak was the 1980s (153,951 total births); usage has since declined to 3,402 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ambers (40,185 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amber: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Amber draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.