US rank #5836 Girls' name Peak 1991 2,072 births

Amberlee — #5836 US girls' name

2,072 babies named Amberlee in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1541980s4541990s5102000s3922010s4182020s144
#5836
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 67% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Amberlee was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

65 babies were named Amberlee in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amberlee

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,072 babies named Amberlee between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amberlee currently holds the #5836 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 65 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amberlee performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 510 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Amberlee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 240 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Amberlee in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amberlee 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 2,072 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.

Amberlee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,072

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

1991

65 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#5,836

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amberlee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1991)
65
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
020406080 202420172010200319961989198219751971 6

Amberlee by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
510 births that decade — 25% of Amberlee's all-time total
1970s1541980s4541990s5102000s3922010s4182020s144

Amberlee by state

Where Amberlee concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Amberlee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
240 11.6%
#2 California
122 5.9%
#3 Utah
84 4.1%
#4 New York
17 0.8%
#5 Colorado
5 0.2%
#6 Florida
5 0.2%
#7 Ohio
5 0.2%
Texas share of Amberlee's total US births 11.6%
Even split

240 of 2,072 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amberlee?
2,072 babies have been named Amberlee since 1971. It currently ranks #5836 among girls. The peak year was 1991 with 65 births.
When was Amberlee most popular?
Amberlee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 510 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Amberlee most popular?
The top states for the name Amberlee are Texas (240 births), California (122 births), Utah (84 births).
How long has the name Amberlee been used?
Amberlee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amberlee?
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.

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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, 1971–2024 (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.