Girl’s name · American English, English

Amberly

How to say it: AM-bur-lee · /ˈæmbərli/

Modern American elaboration of Amber (fossilized resin name) with -ly ending - coined in late 20th century.

Amberly was the 1,536th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 95 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1980s, its births are down about 18% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,779 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,536for girls in 2025
1 in 34,898US babies
95born in 2025
#1,779projected for 2030
1980sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Amberly
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,536
Babies born in 202595
Share of births1 in 34,898
Peak decade1980s
Change over 10 years−18%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,779

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Amberly peaked in the 1980s.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 83 per million births, 1980s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • Amber
  • Amby
  • Berly

Honouring a Amberly in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Amberly is about under 1 in 200.

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