Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Amber
Endangered
Down 96.6% from peak
Peak era
1986
Peak births
16,954
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Amber
How many people are named Amber?
An estimated 357,381 living Americans are named Amber.
How rare is Amber?
Amber is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 576 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 96.6% from its 1986 peak.
How old is the typical Amber?
The median age of a living American named Amber is approximately 38 years, with most bearers falling between 31 and 43 years old.
Is Amber still popular?
No. Amber is endangered as a baby name, down 96.6% from its 1986 peak with 576 births in 2025.
Where is Amber most common?
Amber has its strongest geographic signal in Wyoming, where it appears 4.1× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19862025
Peak year
1986
Decline from peak
96.6%
2025
576
All-time
374,690
Where it lives now
Amber is most concentrated in Wyoming — about 4.1× the national rate in the 1970s. It also runs high in Nevada and Utah.
States where Amber is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.