Amber
Girl · AM-ber · English
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Amber is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “amber; golden-yellow”. In 2025 it ranked 158th for girls in the UK (353 babies) and 520th for girls in the US (576 babies).
What does Amber mean?
English: English word, from Arabic anbar via Old French
“amber; golden-yellow”
Amber the gemstone is fossilised tree resin; the word reached English from Arabic anbar via Old French.
- Say it
- AM-ber
More on Wiktionary.
Is Amber a girl's or a boy's name?
Amber is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 353 girls in the UK and 576 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Amber in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #158among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 353about 1 in 790 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.8%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 353 girls in the UK were named Amber, making it the 158th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 81st. Its busiest year was 1998, with 1,828 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 11 years. 2025 had the fewest girls named Amber since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Amber in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 164th in England and Wales, 126th in Scotland and 132nd in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1994 (#50), 2004 (#42) and 2014 (#55).
Amber in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 353 | #158 |
| 2024 | 457 | #122 |
| 2023 | 467 | #119 |
| 2022 | 525 | #107 |
| 2021 | 704 | #84 |
| 2020 | 734 | #81 |
| 2019 | 794 | #78 |
| 2018 | 879 | #70 |
| 2017 | 1,071 | #61 |
| 2016 | 1,217 | #55 |
| 2015 | 1,238 | #54 |
| 2014 | 1,248 | #51 |
| 2013 | 1,055 | #62 |
| 2012 | 1,178 | #60 |
| 2011 | 1,341 | #53 |
| 2010 | 1,452 | #51 |
| 2009 | 1,340 | #49 |
| 2008 | 1,377 | #48 |
| 2007 | 1,348 | #50 |
| 2006 | 1,653 | #39 |
| 2005 | 1,701 | #35 |
| 2004 | 1,431 | #45 |
| 2003 | 1,336 | #44 |
| 2002 | 1,398 | #42 |
| 2001 | 1,470 | #40 |
| 2000 | 1,507 | #40 |
| 1999 | 1,721 | #36 |
| 1998 | 1,828 | #32 |
| 1997 | 1,584 | #43 |
| 1996 | 1,511 | #43 |
How popular is Amber in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #520among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 576about 1 in 2,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 576 girls in the US were named Amber, making it the 520th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 510th. Its busiest year was 1986, with 16,954 girls.
Half of all the girls named Amber in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 684 girls in the US were given Amber or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #465, up from #520 for this spelling alone.
- Amber 576
- Ambar 108
Amber in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 576 | #520 |
| 2024 | 562 | #540 |
| 2023 | 519 | #575 |
| 2022 | 570 | #541 |
| 2021 | 579 | #534 |
| 2020 | 596 | #510 |
| 2019 | 653 | #480 |
| 2018 | 666 | #469 |
| 2017 | 782 | #403 |
| 2016 | 872 | #375 |
| 2015 | 978 | #334 |
| 2014 | 1,064 | #305 |
| 2013 | 1,114 | #285 |
| 2012 | 1,237 | #261 |
| 2011 | 1,238 | #258 |
| 2010 | 1,419 | #222 |
| 2009 | 1,775 | #185 |
| 2008 | 2,063 | #165 |
| 2007 | 2,405 | #145 |
| 2006 | 2,588 | #136 |
| 2005 | 3,147 | #101 |
| 2004 | 3,639 | #87 |
| 2003 | 4,123 | #74 |
| 2002 | 4,723 | #65 |
| 2001 | 5,572 | #51 |
| 2000 | 6,182 | #47 |
| 1999 | 6,841 | #41 |
| 1998 | 7,930 | #37 |
| 1997 | 8,914 | #29 |
| 1996 | 9,771 | #27 |
| 1995 | 10,965 | #22 |
| 1994 | 12,343 | #21 |
| 1993 | 14,066 | #17 |
| 1992 | 13,917 | #19 |
| 1991 | 14,992 | #16 |
| 1990 | 15,866 | #15 |
| 1989 | 16,760 | #14 |
| 1988 | 16,676 | #15 |
| 1987 | 16,749 | #15 |
| 1986 | 16,954 | #13 |
| 1985 | 15,506 | #16 |
| 1984 | 15,369 | #18 |
| 1983 | 14,892 | #17 |
| 1982 | 14,678 | #18 |
| 1981 | 13,814 | #20 |
| 1980 | 12,553 | #22 |
| 1979 | 11,079 | #22 |
| 1978 | 8,174 | #30 |
| 1977 | 7,207 | #33 |
| 1976 | 5,646 | #49 |
| 1975 | 4,683 | #59 |
| 1974 | 3,273 | #92 |
| 1973 | 2,180 | #130 |
| 1972 | 1,812 | #161 |
| 1971 | 1,721 | #180 |
| 1970 | 1,288 | #243 |
| 1969 | 1,026 | #277 |
| 1968 | 887 | #293 |
| 1967 | 627 | #358 |
| 1966 | 528 | #400 |
| 1965 | 525 | #404 |
| 1964 | 479 | #445 |
| 1963 | 401 | #484 |
| 1962 | 377 | #498 |
| 1961 | 335 | #535 |
| 1960 | 282 | #589 |
| 1959 | 208 | #694 |
| 1958 | 163 | #782 |
| 1957 | 137 | #868 |
| 1956 | 122 | #907 |
| 1955 | 129 | #852 |
| 1954 | 107 | #932 |
| 1953 | 98 | #953 |
| 1952 | 108 | #886 |
| 1951 | 96 | #944 |
| 1950 | 87 | #970 |
| 1949 | 93 | #917 |
| 1948 | 88 | #922 |
| 1947 | 87 | #950 |
| 1946 | 98 | #832 |
| 1945 | 65 | #954 |
| 1944 | 25 | #1,660 |
| 1943 | 22 | #1,833 |
| 1942 | 19 | #1,980 |
| 1941 | 20 | #1,810 |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,792 |
| 1939 | 19 | #1,797 |
| 1938 | 21 | #1,703 |
| 1937 | 12 | #2,447 |
| 1936 | 22 | #1,593 |
| 1935 | 20 | #1,720 |
| 1934 | 28 | #1,372 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,539 |
| 1932 | 15 | #2,129 |
| 1931 | 23 | #1,593 |
| 1930 | 21 | #1,747 |
| 1929 | 25 | #1,554 |
| 1928 | 37 | #1,253 |
| 1927 | 26 | #1,618 |
| 1926 | 29 | #1,513 |
| 1925 | 35 | #1,347 |
| 1924 | 28 | #1,612 |
| 1923 | 24 | #1,736 |
| 1922 | 34 | #1,366 |
| 1921 | 38 | #1,258 |
| 1920 | 28 | #1,550 |
| 1919 | 33 | #1,348 |
| 1918 | 29 | #1,451 |
| 1917 | 40 | #1,126 |
| 1916 | 52 | #949 |
| 1915 | 39 | #1,075 |
| 1914 | 38 | #956 |
| 1913 | 35 | #901 |
| 1912 | 19 | #1,218 |
| 1911 | 14 | #1,241 |
| 1910 | 28 | #812 |
| 1909 | 19 | #935 |
| 1908 | 20 | #882 |
| 1907 | 24 | #760 |
| 1906 | 16 | #917 |
| 1905 | 18 | #872 |
| 1904 | 29 | #640 |
| 1903 | 7 | #1,440 |
| 1902 | 9 | #1,219 |
| 1901 | 13 | #918 |
| 1900 | 15 | #970 |
| 1899 | 11 | #983 |
| 1898 | 15 | #886 |
| 1897 | 15 | #826 |
| 1896 | 17 | #790 |
| 1895 | 16 | #788 |
| 1894 | 12 | #905 |
| 1893 | 15 | #767 |
| 1892 | 10 | #958 |
| 1891 | 10 | #893 |
| 1890 | 10 | #872 |
| 1889 | 8 | #950 |
| 1888 | 9 | #894 |
| 1887 | 9 | #788 |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #930 |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #830 |
| 1880 | 9 | #580 |
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