Recorded 1973–2009 Girls' name Peak 1993 127 births

Amberlea — girls' name

127 babies named Amberlea in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s521990s482000s11

The verdict

127 girls have been named Amberlea since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2009.

127
total births
1973–2009
years on record
1980s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Amberlea was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

13 babies were named Amberlea in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amberlea

The Social Security Administration has registered 127 babies named Amberlea between 1973 and 2009, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amberlea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amberlea performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Amberlea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Amberlea in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amberlea in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 127 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Amberlea at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

127

Since 1973

37 years of records

Peak year

1993

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1973

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2009

Amberlea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1973

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1993)
13
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
468101214 2009199719911988198419781973 5

Amberlea by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
52 births that decade — 41% of Amberlea's all-time total
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Amberlea by state

Where Amberlea concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Amberlea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 3.9%
Texas share of Amberlea's total US births 3.9%

5 of 127 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amberlea?
127 babies have been named Amberlea since 1973. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1993 with 13 births.
When was Amberlea most popular?
Amberlea was most popular in the 1980s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Amberlea most popular?
The top states for the name Amberlea are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Amberlea been used?
Amberlea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 37 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Amberlea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amber, Amberly, Ambar, Ambria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.