Over the past 110 years, 172 boys and 368 415 girls have been named Amber. The name Amber ranks 4896th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Amber in 1978. The peak of popularity of the name Amber came in the 1970s and 2000s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.