Amber
Girl nameAmber has been given to 375,668 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1986 and currently ranks #520 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈæm.bə/
From amber, from Middle English ambre, from Old French ambre, from Latin ambar, from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “ambergris”).
Origin: English
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
375,668
Peak year
1986 (17,008 babies)
Rank in 2025
#520 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -41%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Amber
Amber Heard
American actress
Amber Benson
American actress
Amber Valletta
American model and actress
Tiffani Thiessen
American actress (born 1974)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Amber.
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