Girls' name · since 1976
Amberlynn
Amberlynn has 1,431 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,884 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,389 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,431
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,431 babies have been named Amberlynn since 1976, making it today's #6389 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Amberlynn recorded 1,431 times among girls since 1976, holding rank #6389 nationally today, ahead of 63% 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 1976 to 2025.
- #5,884 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,389 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,431 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amberlynn ranks #5,884 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,389 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,431 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,884 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,389 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,431
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amberlynn's 1,431 recorded births place it above 91.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Amberlynn compares
1,431 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Amberlynn's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amberlynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,431 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amberlynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Amberlynn's full recorded timeline at 2001, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 63 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Amberlynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Currently ranks #6389 among girls.
1,431 total births across 50 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2011 with 63 births in a single year.
Amberlynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (494 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Amberlynn's strongest decade.
494 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Amberlynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 151
1980s
151 births
- 1990s
1990s
297 births
- 2000s
2000s
324 births
- 2010s
2010s
494 births
- 2020s 139
2020s
139 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 494 births (35% of all-time use).
Amberlynn decade highlights
- Peak decade 494 births
- Runner-up 324 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Amberlynn 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 Amberlynn's total volume
Amberlynn by state
Where Amberlynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 171 | 11.9% |
| #2 | California | | 70 | 4.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.3% |
171 of 1,431 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 11.9% of nationwide
- California 4.9% of nationwide
- New York 0.8% of nationwide
- Florida 0.7% of nationwide
- Arizona 0.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 7 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 11.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Amberlynn's data
- Amberlynn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (494 total births); usage has since declined to 139 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Amberlynns (171 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Amberlynn: 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 (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Amberlynn 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.
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