Girl name#110 of girl names
Amber
Pronounced AE1 M B ER0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1986
- 145 years in use
How popular is Amber?
Amber is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 375,140 children — the 110th most common girls' name on record.
It is falling away, down 62% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1986, when 16,955 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- AE1 M B ER0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Amber
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Amber
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Amber?
- Amber ranks 110th among girls' names in US records, with 375,140 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 6,773.
- Is Amber a unisex name?
- No. Amber is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Amber most popular?
- 1986, when 16,955 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.