Girls' name · since 1978

Mber

Mber has 40 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

40
total births
1978–1988
years on record
1980s
peak decade
85%
born in that decade

Mber sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 40 recorded since 1978.

Social Security Administration records show Mber recorded 40 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1988.

  • 40 total births
  • 1978–1988 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 85% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

40 girls have been named Mber since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1988.

40
total births
1978–1988
years on record
1980s
peak decade
85%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

85% of everyone ever named Mber was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

11 babies were named Mber in 1988 - its busiest year on record.

Mber's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Mber's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Mber at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

40

Since 1978

11 years of records

Peak year

1988

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1978

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1988

Mber popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1988

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1988)
11
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
4681012 197819811983198519871988 11

Mber by decade

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

1980s was Mber's strongest decade.

34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.

Mber births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 34 births (85% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mber?
40 babies have been named Mber since 1978. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1988 with 11 births.
When was Mber most popular?
Mber was most popular in the 1980s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Mber been used?
The SSA has tracked Mber since 1978 -- 11 years through the most recent 1988 data.
What names are similar to Mber?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mbene. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1978–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mber: Baby Name Since 1978 - 40 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mber. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Mber 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 June 2026.