Amberleigh
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.
Meaning & Origin of Amberleigh
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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The Story of Amberleigh
Amberleigh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1977, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 23 Amberleighs were born — ranking #5,710 that year. As of 2026, Amberleigh ranks #7,648 for baby girls with 13 births, falling sharply (-16%). In total, more than 592 Amberleighs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Amberleigh
Amberleigh is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 592 births in the dataset. Amberleigh's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #5,066. Use the chart and map above to compare Amberleigh'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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