Girls' name · since 1971

Amberley

Amberley has 836 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#8,497 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,482 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
836
born since 1971
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Amberley is the #8482 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 836 recorded since 1971.

Amberley has 836 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8482 as of the latest data, more common than 51% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.

  • #8,497 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #8,482 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 836 born since 1971
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amberley ranks #8,497 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,482 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 836 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.

#8,497 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,482 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
836
born since 1971
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%50.9%
Amberley vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Amberley's 836 recorded births place it above 88.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Amberley compares

836 Top 35% higher than 65% 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

Amberley's all-time total is 122% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Amberley Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 836 376 567,345
Peak-year births 42 21 19,840

Amberley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Amberley's full recorded timeline at 2000, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Amberley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
42
Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
01020304050 197119821989199620032010201720242025 12

Amberley by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (182 births, 22% of the file).

2010s was Amberley's strongest decade.

182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.

Amberley births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 182 births (22% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Amberley 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 Amberley's total volume

Amberley vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -40, 5.5%-33, 5.4%-35, 11.6%-27, 11.9%-25, 7.8%-54, 5.5%-96, 5.4%-118, 2.9%-48, 4.2%-47, 4.7%-24, 8.4%-47, 7.1%-146, 3.1%-78, 2.7%-27, 9.2%Amberley-55, 5%Amberley
Amberley vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Amberley by state

Where Amberley concentrates geographically, total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Amberley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
42 5.0%
#2 Georgia
17 2.0%
#3 Alabama
11 1.3%
#4 California
5 0.6%
Texas share of Amberley's total US births 5.0%
Even split

42 of 836 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amberley?
836 babies have been named Amberley since 1971. All-time, it sits at #8,497 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #8,482 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 42 births.
Where does Amberley sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amberley ranks #8,497 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,482 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Amberley most popular?
Amberley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 182 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Amberley most popular?
The top states for the name Amberley are Texas (42 births), Georgia (17 births), Alabama (11 births).
How long has the name Amberley been used?
Amberley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 55 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Amberley?
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.

What to do with Amberley's data

  • Amberley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (182 total births) through the 2020s (130) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Amberleys (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Amberley

Nearby Names Like Amberley

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Amberley

Names with a similar popularity rank to Amberley

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Amberley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1971–2025 (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 Amberley 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.