Amber
Amber is a feminine given name taken from amber, the fossilized tree resin that is often used in the making of jewelry. The word can also refer to a yellowish-orange color.
- English
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Amber
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amber is a feminine given name taken from amber, the fossilized tree resin that is often used in the making of jewelry. The word can also refer to a yellowish-orange color.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Dutch
The Story of Amber
Amber first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1986: 16,955 births, good for #13 nationwide. About 41% of every Amber on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Amber ranks #572 for baby girls with 533 births, falling sharply (-17%). All told, over 375K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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About the name Amber
Amber is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 375K births in the dataset. Amber's peak popularity came in 1986 when it ranked #13. Use the chart and map above to compare Amber's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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