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.
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
82% of everyone ever named Amby was born in this single decade.
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 1978Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Amby popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1961
- Peak year (1961)
- 18
- Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1978.
28 total births across 18 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1961 with 18 births in a single year.
Amby by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 23 births that decade — 82% of Amby's all-time total
Amby decade highlights
- Peak decade 23 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Amby's strongest decade
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 82% of all-time use.
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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.