Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1991

Amberly

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,002 Trend ↓ Falling 21%
Rank 2025
#2,002
among girls · ↓259 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
95
named Amberly · -18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,919
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1991
194 babies
All-time total
6,724
#2,124 all-time among girls
First recorded
1960
in Social Security records

Amberly popularity over time

6,724 babies have been named Amberly since 1960, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1991Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 68 7 – #3,320
1970s 540 54 +694% #1,036
1980s 1,434 143 +166% #950
1990s 1,472 147 +3% #969
2000s 1,285 129 -13% #1,395
2010s 1,284 128 0% #1,393
2020s (to 2025) 641 107 -17% #1,693

Where Amberly is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 92 0.06 outside top 500
2027 89 0.06 outside top 500
2028 87 0.05 outside top 500
2029 86 0.05 outside top 500
2030 84 0.05 outside top 500

Where Amberly is most popular

Girls named Amberly per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.065 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, New York, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Amberly born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 129 0.160 +146%
New York 49 0.124 +89%
Florida 43 0.100 +54%
Alabama 7 0.075 +14%
California 60 0.071 +9%
New Jersey 6 0.033 -49%
Georgia 7 0.031 -53%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Amberly

Amberly is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,002 in 2025 with 95 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1960, 6,724 American babies have been named Amberly. Its peak came in 1991, when 194 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Amberly stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amberly?

The median living Amberly is about 26 years old; half are between 14 and 37. An estimated 6,600 people named Amberly are alive in the United States today.

median 26 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Amberly year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 95 #2,002
2024 116 #1,743
2023 92 #2,091
2022 123 #1,693
2021 104 #1,897
2020 111 #1,781
2019 161 #1,393
2018 122 #1,692
2017 116 #1,793
2016 117 #1,775
2015 117 #1,780
2014 123 #1,706
2013 107 #1,880
2012 132 #1,630
2011 141 #1,555
2010 148 #1,513
2009 153 #1,492
2008 154 #1,508
2007 168 #1,415
2006 103 #1,942
2005 103 #1,879
2004 125 #1,573
2003 121 #1,591
2002 106 #1,720
2001 119 #1,563
2000 133 #1,395
1995 123 #1,337
1990 179 #1,014
1985 153 #998
1980 138 #1,034
1975 47 #1,908
1970 17 #3,586
1965 10 #4,206
1960 6 #5,718
1955 – –
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1945 – –
1940 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Amberly, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Amberly?

The median living Amberly is about 26 years old. Half of all living Amberlys are between 14 and 37 years old.

How many people named Amberly are alive today?

An estimated 6,600 people named Amberly are alive in the United States, based on 6,724 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Amberly in 2025?

Amberly ranked #2,002 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 95 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amberly?

6,724 babies have been named Amberly in the United States since 1960, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amberly most popular?

Amberly peaked in 1991, when 194 newborns received the name.

Is Amberly a boy or girl name?

Amberly is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Amberly rising or falling?

Amberly has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Amberly become more popular?

Amberly is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 84 girls named Amberly in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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