Recorded 1961–1978 Girls' name Peak 1961 28 births

Amby — girls' name

28 babies named Amby in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s231970s5

The verdict

28 girls have been named Amby since 1961, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1978.

28
total births
1961–1978
years on record
1960s
peak decade
82%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Amby was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

18 babies were named Amby in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amby

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Amby between 1961 and 1978, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amby currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amby performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Amby shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amby 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 28 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.

Amby at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

28

Since 1961

18 years of records

Peak year

1961

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1961

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1978

Amby popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1961

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1961)
18
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
05101520 197819641961 18

Amby by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
23 births that decade — 82% of Amby's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amby?
28 babies have been named Amby since 1961. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1961 with 18 births.
When was Amby most popular?
Amby was most popular in the 1960s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Amby been used?
Amby has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 18 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Amby?
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.

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, 1961–1978 (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.