Recorded 1881–1942 Boys' name Peak 1929 113 births

Ambers — boys' name

113 babies named Ambers in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s81910s431920s451930s121940s5
1920s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Ambers was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

10 babies were named Ambers in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ambers

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Ambers between 1881 and 1942, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ambers currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ambers performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ambers shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ambers 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 113 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.

Ambers at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

113

Since 1881

62 years of records

Peak year

1929

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1881

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1942

Ambers popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1881

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1929)
10
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
4681012 1942192919231919191619111881 8

Ambers by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
45 births that decade — 40% of Ambers's all-time total
1880s81910s431920s451930s121940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ambers?
113 babies have been named Ambers since 1881. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1929 with 10 births.
When was Ambers most popular?
Ambers was most popular in the 1920s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Ambers been used?
Ambers has been recorded in Social Security data since 1881, spanning 62 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Ambers?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ambrose, Amber, Ambrosio, Ambrocio, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1881–1942 (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.