Girls' name · since 1982
Ambera
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 46 babies named Ambera, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,849 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
46 girls have been named Ambera since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ambera has 46 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1982 to 1999.
- #35,849 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 46 born since 1982
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ambera ranks #35,849 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1982, peaking in the 1980s.
- #35,849 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ambera's 46 recorded births place it above 50.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ambera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ambera's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ambera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1999
- Peak year (1982)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Ambera by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (36 births, 78% of the file).
1980s was Ambera's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Ambera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
36 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 36 births (78% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ambera's data
- Ambera's decade-level peak was the 1980s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ambera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1982–1999 (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 Ambera 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.