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
0%100%Median name50%63%
Amberlynn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Amberlynn's 1,431 recorded births place it above 91.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

7 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
63
Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
020406080 19761984199119982005201220192025 18

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 494 births (35% of all-time use).

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

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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 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 -51, 4.3%-38, 7%-51, 5.8%-50, 9.2%-50, 4.6%-25, 15.1%-43, 3.8%-46, 5.2%-37, 6.9%-33, 10%-97, 5.7%-31, 6.2%-82, 5.4%-102, 4.1%-146, 10%Amberlynn-50, 4.4%Amberlynn
Amberlynn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Amberlynn by state

Where Amberlynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Amberlynn
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%
Texas share of Amberlynn's total US births 11.9%
Even split

171 of 1,431 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amberlynn?
Since 1976, Social Security records show 1,431 babies named Amberlynn. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #5,884 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #6,389 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2011, with 63 births.
Where does Amberlynn sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Amberlynn most popular?
Amberlynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 494 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Amberlynn most popular?
The top states for the name Amberlynn are Texas (171 births), California (70 births), New York (11 births).
How long has the name Amberlynn been used?
Records for Amberlynn go back to 1976, giving 50 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Amberlynn?
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 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.

Keep exploring Amberlynn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

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.

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.