US rank #1743 Girls' name Peak 1991 6,626 births

Amberly — #1743 US girls' name

6,626 babies named Amberly in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s681970s5401980s14341990s14722000s12852010s12822020s545
#1743
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Amberly was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

194 babies were named Amberly in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amberly

The Social Security Administration has registered 6,626 babies named Amberly between 1960 and 2024, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amberly currently holds the #1743 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 194 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amberly performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,472 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Amberly shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,111 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Amberly in 30 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amberly 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 6,626 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.

Amberly at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

6,626

Since 1960

65 years of records

Peak year

1991

194 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#1,743

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1960

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amberly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1960

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1991)
194
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
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Amberly by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,472 births that decade — 22% of Amberly's all-time total
1960s681970s5401980s14341990s14722000s12852010s12822020s545

Amberly by state

Where Amberly concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Amberly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,111 16.8%
#2 California
633 9.6%
#3 Georgia
332 5.0%
#4 Alabama
277 4.2%
#5 Florida
270 4.1%
#6 Ohio
251 3.8%
#7 New York
250 3.8%
#8 Utah
165 2.5%
Texas share of Amberly's total US births 16.8%
Even split

1,111 of 6,626 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.

Amberly appears in 30 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amberly?
6,626 babies have been named Amberly since 1960. It currently ranks #1743 among girls. The peak year was 1991 with 194 births.
When was Amberly most popular?
Amberly was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,472 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Amberly most popular?
The top states for the name Amberly are Texas (1,111 births), California (633 births), Georgia (332 births).
How long has the name Amberly been used?
Amberly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 65 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amberly?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amber, Ambar, Ambria, Amberlee, 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, 1960–2024 (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.