EveryBabyNames

Amber

4 countries#520 in United States, 2025
US
#520
in United States, 2025
SCOT
#126
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#132
in Northern Ireland, 2025
FR
#1020
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
380,450
Peak year (United States)
1986
Peak-year count
17,008
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Amber was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesScotlandNorthern IrelandFrance

Country by country

United States

375,668 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #520 · peaked in 1986 with 17,008 births

Most common in: California, Texas, Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

Scotland

3,479 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #126 · peaked in 2009 with 131 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

781 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #132 · peaked in 2009 with 46 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

France

522 births recorded 1994–2022 · currently #1020 · peaked in 2018 with 48 births

Most common in: Paris, Bouches-du-Rhône, Rhône, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Amber’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#136
2007#145↓9
2008#165↓20
2009#185↓20
2010#222↓37
2011#258↓36
2012#261↓3
2013#285↓24
2014#305↓20
2015#334↓29
2016#375↓41
2017#403↓28
2018#469↓66
2019#480↓11
2020#510↓30
2021#534↓24
2022#541↓7
2023#575↓34
2024#540↑35
2025#520↑20

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