Is Amber a boy or girl name?
Amber is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 558 girls and 0 boys were named Amber, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 375,082 US babies named Amber were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #541
- Babies named Amber since 1880
- 375,082
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 17,009 babies
Boys and girls named Amber, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 46 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 131 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 170 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 327 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 304 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 192 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 537 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,255 | 100% |
| 1960s | 5 | 5,467 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 157 | 47,065 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 526 | 153,951 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 221 | 115,605 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 70 | 36,215 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 10,019 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,819 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 558 | #541 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 519 | #574 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 569 | #540 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 579 | #534 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 594 | #510 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 653 | #480 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 665 | #469 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 782 | #402 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 871 | #375 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 978 | #334 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,064 | #305 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,114 | #284 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,237 | #261 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,236 | #259 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,419 | #222 |
| 2009 | 6 | #11,066 | 1,775 | #184 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 2,063 | #165 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 2,405 | #145 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,744 | 2,588 | #136 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,124 | 3,146 | #101 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,135 | 3,639 | #87 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,628 | 4,123 | #74 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,750 | 4,723 | #65 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,297 | 5,572 | #51 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,336 | 6,181 | #47 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,669 | 6,841 | #41 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,857 | 7,930 | #37 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,068 | 8,914 | #29 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,551 | 9,771 | #27 |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,196 | 10,965 | #22 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,332 | 12,343 | #21 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,698 | 14,065 | #17 |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,838 | 13,917 | #19 |
| 1991 | 31 | #2,295 | 14,993 | #16 |
| 1990 | 43 | #1,809 | 15,866 | #15 |
| 1989 | 62 | #1,392 | 16,760 | #14 |
| 1988 | 62 | #1,309 | 16,676 | #15 |
| 1987 | 55 | #1,338 | 16,749 | #15 |
| 1986 | 54 | #1,335 | 16,955 | #13 |
| 1985 | 46 | #1,452 | 15,506 | #16 |
| 1984 | 50 | #1,323 | 15,369 | #18 |
| 1983 | 48 | #1,347 | 14,893 | #17 |
| 1982 | 49 | #1,343 | 14,677 | #18 |
| 1981 | 55 | #1,236 | 13,813 | #20 |
| 1980 | 45 | #1,410 | 12,553 | #22 |
| 1979 | 28 | #1,903 | 11,080 | #22 |
| 1978 | 33 | #1,651 | 8,174 | #30 |
| 1977 | 26 | #1,908 | 7,207 | #33 |
| 1976 | 13 | #2,951 | 5,646 | #49 |
| 1975 | 19 | #2,288 | 4,683 | #59 |
| 1974 | 12 | #2,951 | 3,273 | #92 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,706 | 2,180 | #130 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,158 | 1,812 | #161 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,672 | 1,721 | #180 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 1,289 | #243 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,026 | #277 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 887 | #293 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 627 | #358 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 528 | #400 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 525 | #404 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 479 | #445 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 401 | #484 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 377 | #498 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,081 | 335 | #535 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 282 | #589 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 208 | #694 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 163 | #783 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 137 | #869 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 122 | #908 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 129 | #852 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 107 | #933 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 98 | #954 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 108 | #887 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 96 | #946 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 87 | #972 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 93 | #918 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 88 | #924 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 87 | #951 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 98 | #834 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 65 | #954 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,665 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,834 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,982 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,811 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,792 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,799 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,704 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,453 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,594 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,721 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,373 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,545 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,136 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,596 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,749 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,558 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,254 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,622 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,515 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,348 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,612 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,736 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,368 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,258 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,550 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,350 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,451 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,127 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 52 | #949 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,075 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 38 | #956 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 35 | #901 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,218 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,244 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 28 | #813 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 19 | #936 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 20 | #882 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 24 | #762 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 16 | #919 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 18 | #872 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 29 | #641 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,445 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,221 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 13 | #921 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 15 | #971 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 11 | #985 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 15 | #888 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 15 | #829 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 17 | #790 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 16 | #789 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 12 | #909 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 15 | #768 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 10 | #961 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 10 | #894 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 10 | #873 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 8 | #953 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 9 | #898 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 9 | #793 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 6 | #931 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 5 | #835 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 9 | #583 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Amber reached #1,236 in 1981. As a girl name, it reached #13 in 1986. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Amber
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.