Amber: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “amber, fossil resin”
- Origin
- Arabic
- Say it
- AM-ber · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
From the English word for the golden resin, borrowed through medieval forms from Arabic anbar, originally referring to ambergris. Use as a given name is modern.
How popular is Amber?
Babies named Amber in 2024558
2024 rank#541 girls
Peak year1986
Total US babies since 1880375,082
Amber is fading: recent use is about 51% of its level ten years before.
Names like Amber
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Amber questions
What does the name Amber mean?
Amber means "amber, fossil resin". It comes from Arabic. From the English word for the golden resin, borrowed through medieval forms from Arabic anbar, originally referring to ambergris. Use as a given name is modern.
Is Amber a boy or girl name?
Amber is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Amber?
558 US babies were named Amber in 2024. Its peak year was 1986.
How do you pronounce Amber?
Amber is usually pronounced AM-ber.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.