Girl · Name family
Amber
534,900births recorded
16Countries
6Variants
1999Peak · South Australia
#3France 2025
Amber is a girl name family recorded 534,900 times in 16 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in France (#3 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in South Australia in 1999, at 586.1 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Ambre (France), Ambar (Argentina), Ambra (Italy).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Amber
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amber | English | 375,668 | 🇺🇸 United States | #520 | 1986 | ▼ 34 % |
| Amber | English | 32,221 | 🏴 England & Wales | #164 | 1998 | ▼ 66 % |
| Amber | English | 7,985 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #209 | 1989 | ▲ 43 % |
| Amber | English | 3,978 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 2001 | – |
| Amber | English | 3,479 | 🏴 Scotland | #126 | 2017 | ▼ 58 % |
| Amber | English | 3,370 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | #98 | 1981 | ▲ 17 % |
| Ambre | French | 65,235 | 🇫🇷 France | #3 | 2023 | ▲ 55 % |
| Ambre | French | 676 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1983 | – |
| Ambre | French | 439 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #257 | 2024 | ▲ 130 % |
| Ambre | French | 209 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #368 | 2023 | ▲ 193 % |
| Ambre | French | 6 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1999 | – |
| Ambar | Spanish | 20,503 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #38 | 2015 | ▲ 580 % |
| Ambar | Spanish | 3,031 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1844 | 2024 | ▲ 92 % |
| Ambar | Spanish | 198 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1892 | 2024 | ▲ 206 % |
| Ambar | Spanish | 40 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #377 | 2025 | new |
| Ambar | Spanish | 31 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #932 | 2024 | – |
| Ambar | Spanish | 10 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2020 | – |
| Ambra | Italian | 8,233 | 🇮🇹 Italy | #19 | 2025 | – |
| Ambra | Italian | 906 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1981 | – |
| Ambra | Italian | 480 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #277 | 2022 | ▲ 73 % |
| Ambra | Italian | 125 | 🇫🇷 France | #4115 | 2023 | ▲ 27 % |
| Ambra | Italian | 123 | 🏴 England & Wales | #3705 | 2024 | new |
| Ambra | Italian | 5 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1999 | – |
| Ambree | English | 492 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2009 | – |
| Amba | English | 353 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2001 | – |
| Amba | English | 10 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2011 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Ambre ↔ Amber — checked by hand
- Ambre ↔ Ambra — checked by hand
- Amber ↔ Ambar — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Amber ↔ Amba — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Ambre ↔ Ambree — spelling variant
Questions about Amber
How popular is the name Amber?
In 2025 it ranked #3 in France. Official registers record 534,900 births across 16 countries.
What is Amber in other languages?
Ambre (French); Ambar (Spanish); Ambra (Italian); Ambree (English); Amba (English).
When was Amber most popular?
It peaked in South Australia in 1999, at 586.1 births per 100,000.
Is Amber a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Amber is a girl name.