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Amber

Girl English #574 in 2023

Amber is a girl name of English origin.

Meaning of Amber

From amber, from ambre, from ambre, from ambar, from عَنْبَر.

Popularity of Amber

Popularity, 1880–2023

519 births in 2023

1880 2023

373,545 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1986

16,955 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

Manly, strong, courageous

Girl · English

Popular in the 1960s and the 1970s

feminine form of the saint's name, from amandus, future passive participle of amāre: thus meaning "who/which is to be loved"

From Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from, from gloss=broom shrub + gloss=hill, dune

God is gracious

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.