Girls' name · since 1975
Amberlyn
1,683 babies named Amberlyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,294 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,176 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,683
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Amberlyn is the #6176 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,683 recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Amberlyn recorded 1,683 times among girls since 1975, holding rank #6176 nationally today, ahead of 64% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #5,294 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,176 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,683 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amberlyn ranks #5,294 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,176 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,683 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,294 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,176 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,683
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amberlyn's 1,683 recorded births place it above 92.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Amberlyn compares
1,683 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Amberlyn's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amberlyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,683 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amberlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Amberlyn's full recorded timeline at 2000, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 62 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Amberlyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Amberlyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (472 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Amberlyn's strongest decade.
472 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Amberlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 49
1970s
49 births
- 1980s
1980s
192 births
- 1990s
1990s
407 births
- 2000s
2000s
460 births
- 2010s
2010s
472 births
- 2020s 103
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 472 births (28% of all-time use).
How Amberlyn 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 Amberlyn's total volume
Amberlyn by state
Where Amberlyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 164 | 9.7% |
| #2 | California | | 124 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 38 | 2.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
164 of 1,683 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Amberlyn appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Amberlyn's data
- Amberlyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (472 total births); usage has since declined to 103 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Amberlyns (164 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amberlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
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, 1975–2025 (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 Amberlyn 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.