US rank #6988 Girls' name Peak 2012 566 births

Amberleigh — #6988 US girls' name

566 babies named Amberleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s1001990s1272000s1112010s1532020s70
#6988
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 60% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Amberleigh was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

23 babies were named Amberleigh in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amberleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 566 babies named Amberleigh between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amberleigh currently holds the #6988 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amberleigh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 153 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Amberleigh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Amberleigh in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amberleigh 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 566 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.

Amberleigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

566

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2012

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,988

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amberleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
23
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
0510152025 202420182012200619991993198719811977 5

Amberleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
153 births that decade — 27% of Amberleigh's all-time total
1970s51980s1001990s1272000s1112010s1532020s70

Amberleigh by state

Where Amberleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Amberleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
6 1.1%
Georgia share of Amberleigh's total US births 1.1%

6 of 566 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amberleigh?
566 babies have been named Amberleigh since 1977. It currently ranks #6988 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 23 births.
When was Amberleigh most popular?
Amberleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 153 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Amberleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Amberleigh are Georgia (6 births).
How long has the name Amberleigh been used?
Amberleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amberleigh?
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, 1977–2024 (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.